a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else

[ Syn: quotation mark , inverted comma ]

a passage or expression that is quoted or cited

[ Syn: quotation , citation ]

repeat a passage from; He quoted the Bible to her

[ Syn: cite ]

name the price of; quote prices for cars'

refer to for illustration or proof; He said he could quote several instances of this behavior

[ Syn: cite ]

put quote marks around; Here the author is quoting his colleague'