quote

Everyday

1. To quote is to repeat the exact words someone else said or wrote. tree →
2. A quote is the exact words repeated. tree →
3. To quote a price is to say how much something will cost; a quote is that price. tree →
4. Quotes (informal) are quotation marks « " " ». tree →
5. «Quote, unquote» is said to show you are repeating someone's words. tree →

In the lessons

In English lessons pupils quote from a text to support answers and use quotation marks. In everyday life a builder gives a quote for a job. In maths a quote is a price to compare. Phrases: «quote from», «give a quote», «in quotes».

Examples

• Quote a line from the poem to back up your answer. tree →
• Her favourite quote is «Be kind». tree →
• The plumber gave us a quote of eighty pounds. tree →
• Put the words in quotes. tree →
• Can I quote you on that? tree →
• Use evidence and quote the text. tree →
• Mum got three quotes and chose the cheapest. tree →
• «Don't quote me, but I think it's tomorrow.» tree →

Note

Formal noun: quotation (quote is informal). In maths: to compare quotes, find the cheapest or the difference. Using a quote without naming the source can be plagiarism.

In Jewish tradition

In English lessons pupils quote from a text to support answers and use quotation marks. In everyday life a builder gives a quote for a job. In maths a quote is a price to compare. Phrases: «quote from», «give a quote», «in quotes».

Examples

• The quoted title was given to the treatise apparently because of the following passage occurring therein: (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →
• Barges''*) quotes, from the Paris Cod. 7()'2 the following passage, which occurs also in the Brit. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →
• According to the above quoted legendary passages, however, the Sefer Yetzirah was written by a Joseph ben Uziel, a grandson of Ben Sira. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →

Note

Formal noun: quotation (quote is informal). In maths: to compare quotes, find the cheapest or the difference. Using a quote without naming the source can be plagiarism.