quote

verbnounB1 · Intermediate

To say words that someone else said first.

Meanings of «quote»

1 · verb

to say words that someone else said first

He often quotes lines from his favorite movies.

2 · noun

a stated price for doing a job

We asked three companies for a quote on the repair.

Similar: estimate price bid

Translation

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«quote» in 17 languages

AR العربية

AZ Azərbaycan

DE Deutsch

ES Español

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FR Français

HI हिन्दी

ID Indonesia

JA 日本語

KO 한국어

PT Português

RO Română

RU Русский

TH ไทย

TR Türkçe

UK Українська

UZ O‘zbek

VI Tiếng Việt

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The difference between similar words

speak or write about something

mentionsay something about it brieflyShe mentioned her new job but said little.

referspeak about it or point to it; used with toShe referred to her notes during the talk.

quoterepeat the exact words of someone elseHe quoted a famous poem in his speech.

citeformalname a book or fact as proof of your ideaThe writer cites three studies in his article.

Word family

quote B1 · verbquotation B1 · nounquotable B2 · adjective

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