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Webster 1913 Edition


Quote

Quote

(kwōt)
,
Verb.
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
.
2.
To cite a passage from; to name as the authority for a statement or an opinion;
as, to
quote
Shakespeare
.
3.
(Com.)
To name the current price of.
4.
To notice; to observe; to examine.
[Obs.]
Shak.
5.
To set down, as in writing.
[Obs.]
“He’s quoted for a most perfidious slave.”
Shak.
Syn. – To cite; name; adduce; repeat.
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.

Quote

(kwōt)
,
Noun.
A note upon an author.
[Obs.]
Cotgrave.

Webster 1828 Edition


Quote

QUOTE

, v.t.
1.
To cite, as a passage from some author; to name, repeat or adduce a passage from an author or speaker, by way of authority or illustration; as, to quote a passage from Homer; to quote the words of Peter, or a passage of Paul's writings; to quote chapter and verse.
2.
In commerce, to name, as the price of an article.
3.
To note.

QUOTE

,
Noun.
A note upon an author. Obs.

Definition 2024


Quote

Quote

See also: quote

German

Noun

Quote f (genitive Quote, plural Quoten)

  1. a quota

Synonyms

quote

quote

See also: Quote

English

Noun

quote (plural quotes)

  1. A quotation, statement attributed to someone else.
  2. A quotation mark.
  3. A summary of work to be done with a set price.
    After going over the hefty quotes, the board decided it was cheaper to have the project executed by its own staff.
  4. A price set for a financial security or commodity.

Usage notes

Until the late 19th century, quote was exclusively used as a verb. Since then, it has been used as a shortened form of either quotation or quotation mark; see etymology, above. This use as a noun is well-understood and widely used, although it is often rejected in formal and academic contexts.[1]

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Verb

quote (third-person singular simple present quotes, present participle quoting, simple past and past participle quoted)

  1. (transitive) To repeat someone’s exact words.
  2. (transitive) To prepare a summary of work to be done and set a price.
  3. (Commerce, transitive) To name the current price, notably of a financial security.
  4. (intransitive) To indicate verbally or by equivalent means the start of a quotation.
  5. (archaic) To observe, to take account of.
    • 1598, John Marston, “Satyre IV”, in The Metamorphosis of Pigmalions Image, and Certaine Satyres (poem):
      But must our moderne Critticks envious eye
      Seeme thus to quote some grosse deformity?
    • 1600, Shakespeare, Hamlet:
      That hath made him mad.
      I am sorry that with better heed and judgment
      I had not quoted him. I fear'd he did but trifle …
    • 1606, John Day, The Isle of Gulls:
      I prethe doe, twill be a sceane of mirth
      For me to quote his passions and his smiles,
      His amorous haviour, …

Synonyms

  • (repeat words): cite

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References

  1. Rosenheim, Edward W.; Ann Batko. (2004) When Bad Grammar Happens to Good People: How to Avoid Common Errors in English. Career Press, Franklin Lakes, NJ. p. 207 ISBN 1-56414-722-3

Anagrams


French

Verb

quote

  1. first-person singular present indicative of quoter
  2. third-person singular present indicative of quoter
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of quoter
  4. first-person singular present subjunctive of quoter
  5. second-person singular imperative of quoter

Anagrams

See also

  • quote-part

Italian

Noun

quote f

  1. plural of quota

Latin

Adjective

quote

  1. vocative masculine singular of quotus