Thesaurus: quote
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.
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Definitions
- v. t. 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.
- v. t. To cite a passage from; to name as the authority for a statement or an opinion; as, to quote Shakespeare.
- v. t. To name the current price of.
- v. t. To notice; to observe; to examine.
- v. t. To set down, as in writing.
- n. A note upon an author.
- n. a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else
- n. a passage or expression that is quoted or cited
- v. repeat a passage from
- v. name the price of
- v. refer to for illustration or proof
- v. put quote marks around