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Quote meaning

What does “quote” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“quote” is a noun and verb with 6 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else.

quote

noun

  1. a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else

    Synonymsquotation markinverted comma

  2. a passage or expression that is quoted or cited

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verb

  1. repeat a passage from

    “He quoted the Bible to her”

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  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”

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  4. put quote marks around

    “Here the author is quoting his colleague”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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