Sekirov Dictionary

quote

UK [k(ʰ)wəʊt]US [kʰwoʊt]

noun 4
verb 5
particle 1
forms 5
phrases 1

noun4

•
a sentence or group of words that someone said or wrote, repeated by another person
- She loved reading quotes of famous people.
•
A summary of work to be done with a set price; a quotation.
- After going over the hefty quotes, the board decided it was cheaper to have the project executed by its own staff.
A price set and offered (by the potential seller) for a financial security or commodity; a quotation.
A quotation mark.

verb5

•
To repeat (the exact words of a person).
- The writer quoted the president's speech.
•
To prepare a summary of work to be done and set a price; to estimate.
- Can you believe they quoted me $5,000?
To name the current price, notably of a financial security.
To indicate verbally or by equivalent means the start of a quotation.
•
(no longer used) To observe, to take account of.
- But must our moderne Critticks envious eye Seeme thus to quote some grosse deformity? — 1598

particle1

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Used in speech to indicate the start of a quotation.
- She told me she was, quote, "too hot for you."

forms

quoted · quoting · quotes · quoteth · quotest

Phrases with quote

quote unquote
Emphasizes the following (or sometimes preceding) word or phrase for irony, or marks it as not the normal sense of the term.

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