Quote

[kwəʊt] or [kwot]

Definition

(verb.) put quote marks around; 'Here the author is quoting his colleague'.

(verb.) repeat a passage from; 'He quoted the Bible to her'.

(verb.) refer to for illustration or proof; 'He said he could quote several instances of this behavior'.

(verb.) name the price of; 'quote prices for cars'.

Typed by Barnaby--From WordNet

Definition

(v. t.) To cite, as a passage from some author; to name, repeat, or adduce, as a passage from an author or speaker, by way of authority or illustration; as, to quote a passage from Homer.

(v. t.) To cite a passage from; to name as the authority for a statement or an opinion; as, to quote Shakespeare.

(v. t.) To name the current price of.

(v. t.) To notice; to observe; to examine.

(v. t.) To set down, as in writing.

(n.) A note upon an author.

Inputed by Katrina

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. Cite, adduce, extract.

Checked by Leroy

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Cite, name, adduce, plead, allege, note, repeat

ANT:Disprove, refute, retort, oppose, contradict, traverse, misquote, misadduce,rebut

Inputed by Gavin

Definition

v.t. to repeat the words of any one: to adduce for authority or illustration: to give the current price of: to enclose within quotation marks: (Shak.) to set down in writing.—v.i. to make a quotation.—adj. Quō′table that may be quoted.—ns. Quō′tableness Quōtabil′ity.—adv. Quō′tably.—ns. Quōtā′tion act of quoting: that which is quoted: the current price of anything; Quōtā′tion-mark one of the marks used to note the beginning and the end of a quotation—generally consisting of two inverted commas at the beginning and two apostrophes at the end of a quotation; but a single comma and a single apostrophe are frequently used; Quō′ter.

Typist: Tim

Examples

Edited by Angelina

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