Overview of noun quote

The noun quote has 2 senses

• quotation mark, quote, inverted comma -- (a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else)


• quotation, quote, citation -- (a passage or expression that is quoted or cited)

Overview of verb quote

The verb quote has 4 senses

• quote, cite -- (repeat a passage from; "He quoted the Bible to her")


• quote -- (name the price of; "quote prices for cars")


• quote, cite -- (refer to for illustration or proof; "He said he could quote several instances of this behavior")


• quote -- (put quote marks around; "Here the author is quoting his colleague")