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quote
(kwōt)v. quot·ed, quot·ing, quotes
v.tr.
1.
a. To repeat or copy (words from a source such as a book), usually with acknowledgment of the source: quoted lines from Shakespeare in his lecture.
b. To repeat or copy the words of (a person or a book or other source): likes to quote Shakespeare when giving advice.
c. To cite or refer to for illustration or proof: quoted statistics to show she was right.
2. To repeat a brief passage or excerpt from: The saxophonist quoted a Duke Ellington melody in his solo.
3. To state (a price) for securities, goods, or services.
v.intr.
To give a quotation, as from a book.
n.
1. A quotation.
2. A quotation mark.
3. Used by a speaker to indicate the beginning of a direct quotation: "He paused and said, quote, I don't care, unquote."
4. A dictum; a saying.
[Middle English coten, to mark a book with numbers or marginal references, from Old French coter, from Medieval Latin quotāre, to number chapters, from Latin quotus, of what number, from quot, how many; see kwo- in Indo-European roots.]
quot′er n.
Usage Note: People have been using the noun quote as a truncation of quotation for over one hundred years, and its use in less formal contexts is widespread today. Language critics have objected to this usage, however, as unduly journalistic or breezy, but the word appears to have gained acceptance. In our 2009 survey, 80 percent of the Usage Panel accepted the example He began the chapter with a quote from the Bible. The same percentage accepted He lightened up his talk by throwing in quotes from Marx Brothers movies. These results represent a much higher level of acceptance than in previous surveys. · People sometimes use quote as a synonym for "a dictum; a saying," as in His career is just one more validation of Andy Warhol's quote that "In the future, everybody will be famous for fifteen minutes." A majority of the Panel (albeit a smaller one) accepts this usage, too. In 2009, 60 percent accepted the Andy Warhol example. This is a dramatic increase over the mere 24 percent that accepted the same sentence in 1988.
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quote
(kwəʊt)vb
1. to recite a quotation (from a book, play, poem, etc), esp as a means of illustrating or supporting a statement
2. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) (tr) to put quotation marks round (a word, phrase, etc)
3. (Stock Exchange) stock exchange to state (a current market price) of (a security or commodity)
n
5. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) (often plural) an informal word for quotation mark: put it in quotes.
interj
an expression used parenthetically to indicate that the words that follow it form a quotation: the president said, quote, I shall not run for office in November, unquote.
[C14: from Medieval Latin quotāre to assign reference numbers to passages, from Latin quot how many]
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quote
(kwoʊt)v. quot•ed, quot•ing,
n. v.t.
1. to repeat (a passage, phrase, etc.) from a book, speech, or the like, as by way of authority or illustration.
2. to repeat words from (a book, author, etc.).
3. to cite or bring forward as support.
4. to enclose (words) within quotation marks.
5. to state the current or market price of (a stock, bond, etc.).
v.i. 6. to make a quotation or quotations, as from a book or author.
7. (used by a speaker to indicate the beginning of a quotation.)
n. 8. quotation.
Idioms: quote unquote, so called; as it were: If you're a quote unquote liberal, they're suspicious of you.
[1350–1400; Middle English coten, quoten < Medieval Latin quotāre to divide into chapters and verses]
quot′er, n.
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quote
Past participle: quoted
Gerund: quoting
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| Noun | 1. |  quote - a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone elsepunctuation mark, punctuation - the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases single quote - a single quotation mark double quotes - a pair of quotation marks scare quote - the use of quotation marks to indicate that it is not the authors preferred terminology |
| 2. | quote - a passage or expression that is quoted or cited excerpt, excerption, extract, selection - a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings" epigraph - a quotation at the beginning of some piece of writing mimesis - the representation of another person's words in a speech misquotation, misquote - an incorrect quotation | |
| Verb | 1. | quote - repeat a passage from; "He quoted the Bible to her" ingeminate, iterate, reiterate, repeat, restate, retell - to say, state, or perform again; "She kept reiterating her request" quote, cite - refer to for illustration or proof; "He said he could quote several instances of this behavior" misquote - quote incorrectly; "He had misquoted the politician" |
| 2. | quote - name the price of; "quote prices for cars" underquote - quote a price lower than that quoted by (another seller) give - convey or reveal information; "Give one's name" | |
| 3. | quote - refer to for illustration or proof; "He said he could quote several instances of this behavior" | |
| 4. | quote - put quote marks around; "Here the author is quoting his colleague" |
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quote
verb
1. repeat, recite, reproduce, recall, echo, extract, excerpt, proclaim, parrot, paraphrase, retell Then suddenly he quoted a line from the play.
noun
1. (Informal) quotation, passage, excerpt, reference, extract, citation A quote from the Independent article speaks volumes.
2. estimate, evaluation, valuation, quotation, guesstimate (informal), ballpark figure (informal), ballpark estimate (informal) a quote for insurance
plural noun
1. (Informal) quotation marks, speech marks The word 'remembered' is in quotes.
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Translations
اِقْتِبَاسيَسْتَشْهِدُ بِيَعْرِضُ سِعْراًيَقْتَبِسيَقْتَبِسُ
citovatkotovatkótovatuvéstzaznamenat cenu
citeregivecitat
osundamaosundus
lainatalainaussiteerata
citatcitirati
közöl
gefa upp verîvitna ívitna í, hafa eftir
引用する引用文
인용어구인용하다
citatacituotipateikimassiūlyti
citētminētnosauktpierādīt ar
citovaťurčiť cenu
navesti
citatcitera
ข้อความอ้างอิงอ้างอิง
đoạn trích dẫntrích dẫn
quote
[kwəʊt]A. VT
1. (= cite) [+ writer, line, passage, source] → citar
to quote my aunt → para citar a mi tía ..., como decía mi tía ...
you can quote me → puedes decir que te lo he dicho yo
don't quote me on that → no te lo puedo decir a ciencia cierta
he is quoted as saying that → se le atribuye haber dicho que ...
to quote my aunt → para citar a mi tía ..., como decía mi tía ...
you can quote me → puedes decir que te lo he dicho yo
don't quote me on that → no te lo puedo decir a ciencia cierta
he is quoted as saying that → se le atribuye haber dicho que ...
2. (= mention) [+ example] → dar, citar; [+ reference number] → indicar
to quote sth/sb as an example (of sth) → poner algo/a algn como ejemplo (de algo)
to quote sth/sb as an example (of sth) → poner algo/a algn como ejemplo (de algo)
3. (Comm) (= estimate) he quoted/I was quoted a good price → me dio un presupuesto or precio muy razonable
B. VI
1. (= recite, repeat) → citar
to quote from the Bible → citar de la Biblia
he said, and I quote, → dijo, y cito sus propias palabras, ...
to quote from the Bible → citar de la Biblia
he said, and I quote, → dijo, y cito sus propias palabras, ...
2. (Comm) to quote for sth → hacer un presupuesto de algo, presupuestar algo
I got several firms to quote for the building work → pedí a varias empresas que me hicieran un presupuesto de or me presupuestaran la obra
I got several firms to quote for the building work → pedí a varias empresas que me hicieran un presupuesto de or me presupuestaran la obra
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quote
[ˈkwəʊt] n
(= estimate) → devis m
vt
[+ person, passage, line, author] → citer
He's always quoting Shakespeare → Il n'arrête pas de citer Shakespeare.
to quote sb as saying sth
He quoted her as saying that → Selon lui, elle aurait dit que ...
She was quoted as saying → Elle aurait dit que ...
quote ... unquote (in dictation) → ouvrez les guillemets ... fermez les guillemets
quote ... (= I am quoting) → je cite ...
He predicts the Democrats will have, quote, `an awful lot of explaining to do.' → Il prédit que les démocrates devront, je cite, 'se justifier sur beaucoup de choses.'
He's always quoting Shakespeare → Il n'arrête pas de citer Shakespeare.
to quote sb as saying sth
He quoted her as saying that → Selon lui, elle aurait dit que ...
She was quoted as saying → Elle aurait dit que ...
quote ... unquote (in dictation) → ouvrez les guillemets ... fermez les guillemets
quote ... (= I am quoting) → je cite ...
He predicts the Democrats will have, quote, `an awful lot of explaining to do.' → Il prédit que les démocrates devront, je cite, 'se justifier sur beaucoup de choses.'
[+ reference number] → rappeler
(= give as example) [+ statistics, fact] → citer
[+ price] → donner, soumettre
to quote a price for sth [salesperson] → donner un prix pour qch; [contractor] → faire un devis pour qch
He quoted us a price for the repairs → Il nous a fait un devis pour les réparations.
to quote a price for sth [salesperson] → donner un prix pour qch; [contractor] → faire un devis pour qch
He quoted us a price for the repairs → Il nous a fait un devis pour les réparations.
[+ shares, commodity] → coter
vi
npl
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quote
vt
author, text → zitieren; you can quote me (on that) → Sie können das ruhig wörtlich wiedergeben; please don’t quote me on this, but … (= this isn’t authoritative) → ich kann mich nicht hundertprozentig dafür verbürgen, aber …; (= don’t repeat it) → bitte wiederholen Sie nicht, was ich jetzt sage, aber …; he was quoted as saying that … → er soll gesagt haben, dass …; quote … end quote or unquote → Zitat Anfang … Zitat Ende; and the quote(, unquote) liberals → und die Liberalen in Anführungszeichen
vi
(from person, text) → zitieren; to quote from an author → einen Schriftsteller zitieren, aus dem Werk eines Schriftstellers zitieren; … and I quote → … und ich zitiere
(Comm) → ein (Preis)angebot machen; (building firm etc) → einen Kostenvoranschlag machen; we asked six companies to quote → wir baten sechs Firmen um Preisangaben
n
quotes pl → Anführungszeichen pl, → Gänsefüßchen pl (inf); in quotes → in Anführungszeichen; smart quotes (Comput) → typografische Anführungszeichen
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quote
[kwəʊt]1. vt
b. (Comm) (sum, figure, price) → indicare, fissare; (shares) → quotare
to quote for a job → dare un preventivo per un lavoro
the figure quoted for the repairs → il preventivo per le riparazioni
to quote for a job → dare un preventivo per un lavoro
the figure quoted for the repairs → il preventivo per le riparazioni
2. vi to quote from → citare
and I quote (from text) → cito testualmente (sb's words) → riferisco or ripeto testualmente
quote ...unquote (in dictation) → aprire le virgolette... chiudere le virgolette (in lecture, report) → cito... fine della citazione
and I quote (from text) → cito testualmente (sb's words) → riferisco or ripeto testualmente
quote ...unquote (in dictation) → aprire le virgolette... chiudere le virgolette (in lecture, report) → cito... fine della citazione
3. n
a. = quotation 1
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
quote
(kwəut) verb1. to repeat the exact words of a person as they were said or written. to quote Shakespeare / Shakespeare's words / from Shakespeare, `Is this a dagger which I see before me?'
2. to name (a price).
3. to mention or state in support of an argument. to quote an example.
quoˈtation noun1. a person's exact words, as repeated by someone else. a quotation from Shakespeare.
2. a price mentioned (for a job etc).
3. the act of quoting.
quotation marks marks (``'' or `') used to show that a person's words are being repeated exactly. He said `I'm going out.'
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quote
→ اِقْتِبَاس, يَقْتَبِسُ citát, citovat citat, citere Zitat, zitieren απόσπασμα, παραθέτω cita, citar lainaus, siteerata citation, citer citat, citirati citare, citazione 引用する, 引用文 인용어구, 인용하다 citaat, citeren sitat, sitere cytat, zacytować citação, citar, cotação цитата, цитировать citat, citera ข้อความอ้างอิง, อ้างอิง alıntı, alıntı yapmak đoạn trích dẫn, trích dẫn 引文, 引用Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009