English to English
quote
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noun (n)
- a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else(noun.communication)source: wordnet30
- A note upon an author.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- repeat a passage from(verb.communication)Example:
He quoted the Bible to her.
source: wordnet30 - name the price of(verb.communication)Example:
Quote prices for cars.
source: wordnet30 - refer to for illustration or proof(verb.communication)Example:
He said he could quote several instances of this behavior.
source: wordnet30 - put quote marks around(verb.communication)source: wordnet30
- 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.(verb)source: webster1913