Main Entry:

¹quote

Pronunciation:

\ˈkwōt also ˈkōt\

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

quot·ed; quot·ing

Etymology:

Medieval Latin quotare to mark the number of, number references, from Latin quotus of what number or quantity, from quot how many, (as) many as; akin to Latin qui who — more at who

Date:

1582

transitive verb1 a: to speak or write (a passage) from another usually with credit acknowledgment b: to repeat a passage from especially in substantiation or illustration c: borrow 2a <quoting the motifs of past artists>2: to cite in illustration <quote a similar case>3 a: to state (the current price or bid-offer spread) for a commodity, stock, or bond b: to give exact information on4: to set off by quotation marksintransitive verb: to inform a hearer or reader that matter following is quoted

— quot·er noun