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
- Don't quote Bible at me that way, Mr. Wilson, said George, with a flashing eye, don't! Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- I quote from Prof. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- But when he begins to put on a long face, and snuffle, and quote Scripture, I incline to think he isn't much better than he should be. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- If you quote David Hume at them, and say that reason itself is an irrational impulse they think you are indulging in a silly paradox. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- We cannot do better than quote the words of Hatch to indicate the consequences for educational theory and practice. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Circumstantial evidence is occasionally very convincing, as when you find a trout in the milk, to quote Thoreau's example. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- This self-taught American, to quote from the Edinburgh Review of 1806, is the most rational, perhaps, of all philosophers. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- In this connection a short anecdote may be quoted from Edison as indicative of one of the influences turning his thoughts in this direction. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Is that not rather against the Homeric line you quoted the other day, sir? Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- The latter—I only quoted from 'Don Juan. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- They even produced, or quoted, a written order from our Versailles Municipality--which is a monarchic not a democratic one. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Truly it fulfils the prophecy so gracefully expressed in the verses quoted, and has become the common bond of union among the nations of the earth. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- An idea of their complexity may be gathered from the following, which is quoted from American Telegraphy and Encyclopedia of the Telegraph, by William Maver, Jr. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- You were on the staircase, and didn't distinctly hear; but you will not swear that Pickwick did not make use of the expressions I have quoted? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- John Spargo quotes this statement in his Life. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Comes back and says it's all right and all quiet, and quotes the remark he lately made to Mr. Snagsby about their cooking chops at the Sol's Arms. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Absolutely no clue in them to Mr. Angel, save that he quotes Balzac once. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Osborn in his _Old Stone Age_ quotes with admiration long passages from Lucretius about primitive man, so good and true are they to-day. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- He's marked thirty-five to one in the quotes, I said. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- He is penetrated with the spirit of Plato, and quotes or adapts many thoughts both from the Republic and from the Timaeus. Plato. The Republic.
- His father was the kind of man who delights in a charming woman: who quotes her, stimulates her, and keeps her perennially charming. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- He was heard outside quoting Euripides in a bold and disrespectful tone: Are these your customs? H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Osborne Athene House, 24 April, 1827 Think of him writing such a hand, and quoting Greek too, at his age, the delighted mother said. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Mr. March strolled placidly about, quoting Tusser, Cowley, and Columella to Mr. Laurence, while enjoying. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- It's the angels,--'it's the trumpet sound afore the break o' day,' said Tom, quoting from a favorite hymn. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- It is impossible to leave this point without quoting Nietzsche, who had this insight and stated it most provocatively. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- As if--I am quoting Richard again--they could see nothing nearer than Africa! Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- So immensely astounded was Mr Merdle by the entrance of Bar with such a reference in his mouth, that Bar explained himself to have been quoting Gay. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
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