Analysis Complete

quote

/ quote /
verb/noun

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
put quote marks around
"Here the author is quoting his colleague"
Type of:
punctuate mark
Derived:
quotation mark inverted comma
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 2
repeat a passage from
"He quoted the Bible to her"
Type of:
repeat reiterate ingeminate
Kinds of:
misquote
Derived:
citation quotation acknowledgment credit reference
Verb group:
cite
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody's (body part) ----s
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
verb Sense 3
refer to for illustration or proof
"He said he could quote several instances of this behavior"
Type of:
mention advert bring up
Verb group:
cite
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 4
name the price of
"quote prices for cars"
Type of:
give
Kinds of:
underquote
Derived:
quotation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 5
a passage or expression that is quoted or cited
Type of:
excerpt extract selection
Kinds of:
epigraph mimesis misquotation
Derived:
reference cite adduce abduce mention
noun Sense 6
a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else
Type of:
punctuation punctuation mark
Kinds of:
single quote double quotes scare quote
Semantic Complexity
65%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
37
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

punctuate mark repeat reiterate ingeminate misquote mention advert bring up give underquote excerpt