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English noun: quote | |||
| 1. | quote (communication) a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else | ||
| Synonyms | inverted comma, quotation mark | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | punctuation, punctuation mark | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | double quotes, scare quote, single quote | ||
| 2. | quote (communication) a passage or expression that is quoted or cited | ||
| Synonyms | citation, quotation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | excerpt, excerption, extract, selection | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | epigraph, mimesis, misquotation, misquote | ||
English verb: quote | |||
| 1. | quote (communication) repeat a passage from | ||
| Samples | He quoted the Bible to her. | ||
| Examples | The parents quote a French poem to the children, The parents quote the children a French poem | ||
| Synonyms | cite | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody something. Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ingeminate, iterate, reiterate, repeat, restate, retell | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | misquote | ||
| Verb group | cite, quote | ||
| 2. | quote (communication) name the price of | ||
| Samples | Quote prices for cars. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | give | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | underquote | ||
| 3. | quote (communication) refer to for illustration or proof | ||
| Samples | He said he could quote several instances of this behavior. | ||
| Synonyms | cite | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | advert, bring up, cite, mention, name, refer | ||
| Verb group | cite, quote | ||
| 4. | quote (communication) put quote marks around | ||
| Samples | Here the author is quoting his colleague. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | mark, punctuate | ||
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