- quote
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 words taken from a book, etc.ADJECTIVE▪ famous, memorable, quotable▪ direct, exact, verbatim▪
a direct quote from this morning's paper
▪ anonymousVERB + QUOTE▪ take▪quotes taken from various lifestyle magazines
▪ attributeQUOTE + VERB▪ come from sth▪The quote of the week comes from Mae West.
PREPOSITION▪ quote from▪a quote from Albert Einstein
2 price that will be charged for a piece of work ⇨ See ↑quotationADJECTIVE▪ written▪ freeVERB + QUOTE▪ give (sb)▪ get, obtain▪Always get a written quote before proceeding with work.
▪ acceptPREPOSITION▪ quote for▪a quote for the rental of the equipment
3 quotes punctuation marks showing speechADJECTIVE▪ double, singlePREPOSITION▪ in quotes▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}If you take text from other sources, place it in quotes.
verb1 repeat exactly what sb has said/writtenADVERB▪ at length, extensively▪She quotes extensively from the author's diaries.
▪ in full▪The passage is quoted in full.
▪ accurately, exactly▪ directly▪ selectively▪ approvingly, with approval▪ above, below, earlier, here, previously▪The new text of Article 92, quoted above, gives member states more discretion on this issue.
PREPOSITION▪ as▪She is wrongly quoted as saying ‘Play it again, Sam.’
▪ from▪He quoted from Shakespeare.
▪They quoted from the Bible.
2 give sth as an exampleADVERB▪ frequently, oftenPREPOSITION▪ as▪an example that is often quoted as evidence of mismanagement
▪ on▪Don't quote me on this but I think the figure is in excess of £2 billion.
PHRASES▪ widely quoted▪the most widely quoted and influential study in this field
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
