quote

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: quotation markinverted commaquotationcitationcite

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone elseSynonyms: quotation markinverted comma
  2. a passage or expression that is quoted or citedSynonyms: quotationcitation

Verb (4)

  1. repeat a passage from“He quoted the Bible to her”Synonyms: cite
  2. name the price of“quote prices for cars”
  3. refer to for illustration or proof“He said he could quote several instances of this behavior”Synonyms: cite
  4. put quote marks around“Here the author is quoting his colleague”
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Quote \Quote\ (kw[=o]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Quoted; p. pr. & vb. n. Quoting.] [OF. quoter, F. coter to letter, number, to quote, LL. quotare to divide into chapters and verses, fr. L. quotus. See Quota.] [Formerly written also cote.]

1.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. [1913 Webster]

2.To cite a passage from; to name as the authority for a statement or an opinion; as, to quote Shakespeare. [1913 Webster]

3.(Com.) To name the current price of. [1913 Webster]

4.To notice; to observe; to examine. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]

5.To set down, as in writing. [Obs.] "He's quoted for a most perfidious slave." --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Syn: To cite; name; adduce; repeat.

Usage: Quote, Cite. To cite was originally to call into court as a witness, etc., and hence denotes bringing forward any thing or person as evidence. Quote usually signifies to reproduce another's words; it is also used to indicate an appeal to some one as an authority, without adducing his exact words. [1913 Webster]

Quote \Quote\ (kw[=o]t), n. A note upon an author. [Obs.] --Cotgrave. [1913 Webster]
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