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quote
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- pronunciation:
- kwot
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
quotes, quoting, quoted |
| definition 1: |
to repeat exact words or information from.
He quoted Shakespeare, hoping to impress her.- synonyms:
- cite, recite
- similar words:
- declaim, echo, excerpt, mention, paraphrase, parrot, plagiarize, recall, rehearse, repeat
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| definition 2: |
to cite as proof.
He quoted original sources to back up his arguments.- synonyms:
- adduce, cite
- similar words:
- allude to, document, instance, refer to
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| definition 3: |
to state the price of.
They quoted oil at ten dollars a barrel.- similar words:
- appraise, charge, estimate, price, set, valuate
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| definition 4: |
to put quotation marks around (a word or words).
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| related words: |
cite, recite, refer, reference |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to repeat exact words or specific information from a particular source.
He's always quoting from the Wall Street Journal.The journalist quoted from the president's speech.- similar words:
- declaim, paraphrase, plagiarize, recite, repeat
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| related words: |
allude |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
something that is quoted; quotation.
The article was filled with quotes from the journalist's interview with the statesman.Our professor is fond of spouting quotes from Shakespeare.- synonyms:
- quotation
- similar words:
- citation
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| definition 2: |
a statement or estimate of the price of something.
We're waiting for a quote from the second builder we spoke to about the project. |
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