Definition of Quote

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Definition of Quote

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.

To cite a passage from; to name as the authority for a statement or an opinion; as, to quote Shakespeare.

To name the current price of.

To notice; to observe; to examine.

To set down, as in writing.

A note upon an author.

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Quote Quotations

Quote me as saying I was mis-quoted.
Groucho Marx

I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation.
George Bernard Shaw

In a prime-time address, President Bush said he backed limited federal funding for stem cell research. That's right, the President said, this is a quote, the research could help cure brain diseases like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and whatever it is I have.
Conan O'Brien

Often times I'm confronted with a quote that I don't remember saying. So, on one hand it's very flattering, it is just so surreal.
Will Ferrell

I quote others only in order the better to express myself.
Michel de Montaigne

The surest way to make a monkey of a man is to quote him.
Robert Benchley

I can remember a reporter asking me for a quote, and I didn't know what a quote was. I thought it was some kind of soft drink.
Joe DiMaggio

Next to being witty, the best thing is being able to quote another's wit.
Christian Nestell Bovee

I have never seen any such quote anyplace, anywhere.
Sean Hannity

The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit.
W. Somerset Maugham

Quote Translations

quote in Afrikaans is aanhaal
quote in Dutch is aanhalen, citeren, noemen
quote in Finnish is siteerata
quote in French is citent, citer, guillemet, citons, citez, grever
quote in Italian is gravare, calcolare
quote in Norwegian is sitere, notere
quote in Spanish is citar, gravar, suputar, cotizar, mencionar
quote in Swedish is ange, citera

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