quote Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else
quotation mark; inverted comma.
noun a passage or expression that is quoted or cited
citation; quotation.
verb repeat a passage from
cite.
- He quoted the Bible to her
verb name the price of
- quote prices for cars
verb refer to for illustration or proof
cite.
- He said he could quote several instances of this behavior
verb put quote marks around
- Here the author is quoting his colleague

OF. quoter, F. coter to letter, number, to quote, LL. quotare to divide into chapters and verses, fr. L. quotus. See Quota.

imperfect & past participle Quoted; present participle & verbal noun Quoting

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.
To cite a passage from; to name as the authority for a statement or an opinion; as, to quote Shakespeare.
(Com.) To name the current price of.
To notice; to observe; to examine. Obs. Shak.
To set down, as in writing. Obs. "He's quoted for a most perfidious slave." Shak. Syn. -- To cite; name; adduce; repeat. Quote, Cite. To cite was originally to call into court as a witness, etc., and hence denotes bringing forward any thing or person as evidence. Quote usually signifies to reproduce another's words; it is also used to indicate an appeal to some one as an authority, without adducing his exact words.