quote

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /kwəʊt/

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Verb

Plain form quote

Third-person singular quotes

Past tense quoted

Past participle quoted

Present participle quoting

1. To use someone's exact words.

   Did he quote me in the newspaper?

Noun

Singular quote

Plural quotes

A quote written on a wall

1. (countable) A quote is somebody's exact words used by somebody else.

   In the following quote, a young woman describes her experience with drugs.

   I might also include a quote from Shakespeare: "All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players".

2. (countable); (commerce) A quote is a report of the cost or value of something.

Synonyms

• quotation

Related words

• quotation
• quotation marks