Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kʷ-
Proto-Indo-European *kʷó-
Proto-Indo-European *-ti
Proto-Indo-European *kʷótider.
Proto-Italic *kʷot
Latin quot
Latin quotus
Medieval Latin quotāreder.
Old French coterbor.
Middle English quoten
English quote
From Middle English quoten, coten (“to mark (a book) with chapter numbers or marginal references”), from Old French coter, from Medieval Latin quotāre (“to distinguish by numbers, number chapters”), itself from Latin quotus (“which, what number (in sequence)”), from quot (“how many”) and related to quis (“who”). The sense developed via “to give as a reference, to cite as an authority” to “to copy out exact words” (since 1680); the business sense “to state the price of a commodity” (1866) revives the etymological meaning. The noun, in the sense of “quotation,” is attested from 1885; see also usage note, below.
Meanings
A statement attributed to a person; a quotation.
She loved reading quotes of famous people.
A quotation mark.
A summary of work to be done with a set price; a quotation.
After going over the hefty quotes, the board decided it was cheaper to have the project executed by its own staff.
A price set and offered (by the potential seller) for a financial security or commodity; a quotation.
ka წინადადება (a summary of work to be done with a set price) · fi lainausmerkki (a quotation mark) · el περικοπή (a statement attributed to someone) · sh návod (a statement attributed to someone) · cs citát (a statement attributed to someone) · fr cotation (a summary of work to be done with a set price) · eo citilo (a quotation mark) · nb hermetegn (a quotation mark) · ru » (a quotation mark) · am ጥቅሶች (a statement attributed to someone) · az sitat (a statement attributed to someone) · sl narekovaj (a quotation mark) · sh цѝта̄т (a statement attributed to someone) · mk наводник (a quotation mark) · el παράθεση (a statement attributed to someone) · tk sitata (a statement attributed to someone) · nb anførselstegn (a quotation mark) · it citazione (a statement attributed to someone) · nl citaat (a statement attributed to someone) · pt citação (a statement attributed to someone) · kmr îqtibas (a statement attributed to someone) · ja 「 (a quotation mark) · ja 二重引用符 (a quotation mark) · fr devis (a summary of work to be done with a set price) · km សម្រង់ (a statement attributed to someone) · bg но́рма (a summary of work to be done with a set price) · es comillas (a quotation mark) · fa-ira نَقْلِ قُول (a statement attributed to someone) · ko 따옴표 (a quotation mark) · fi lainaus (a statement attributed to someone) · nl aanhaling (a statement attributed to someone) · es cita (a statement attributed to someone) · el χωρίο (a statement attributed to someone) · bg котиро́вка (a price set for a financial security or commodity) · gd às-aithris (a statement attributed to someone) · id tanda kutip (a quotation mark) · sh cìtāt (a statement attributed to someone) · lv citāts (a statement attributed to someone) · kk дәйексөз (a statement attributed to someone) · ka ციტატა (a statement attributed to someone) · ja 二重鉤括弧 (a quotation mark) · zza nengu (diq) (a quotation mark) · bg кави́чка (a quotation mark) · tr alıntı (a statement attributed to someone) · nl prijsopgave (a summary of work to be done with a set price) · cmn 引語 /引语 (a statement attributed to someone) · el εισαγωγικά (a quotation mark) · fa-ira اِقْتِباس (a statement attributed to someone) · yue 引用 (a statement attributed to someone) · th อัญพจน์ (a statement attributed to someone) · ru цита́та (a statement attributed to someone) · be цыта́та (a statement attributed to someone) · ur اِقْتِباس (a statement attributed to someone) · de Angebot (a summary of work to be done with a set price) · ru кавы́чки (a quotation mark) · cmn 』 /’ (a quotation mark) · sv citationstecken (a quotation mark) · cmn 『 /‘ (a quotation mark) · nn sitat (a statement attributed to someone) · sh на́вод (a statement attributed to someone) · ru предложе́ние цены́ (a summary of work to be done with a set price) · hu idézet (a statement attributed to someone) · tr söz (a statement attributed to someone) · cmn 引用 (a statement attributed to someone) · de Anführungszeichen (a quotation mark) · ru котиро́вка (a price set for a financial security or commodity) · my ချီးကျူးလွှာ (a statement attributed to someone) · da citationstegn (a quotation mark) · fi sitaatti (a statement attributed to someone) · it preventivo (a summary of work to be done with a set price) · ru назна́ченная цена́ (a summary of work to be done with a set price) · ru « (a quotation mark) · es entrecomillado (a statement attributed to someone) · ka ბრჭყალები (a quotation mark) · my အာဂမယုတ္တိ (a statement attributed to someone) · nb sitat (a statement attributed to someone) · tr vecize (a statement attributed to someone) · km សេចក្តីដកស្រង់ (a statement attributed to someone) · nl tekstaanhaling (a statement attributed to someone) · cs uvozovka (a quotation mark) · ar عَلَامَة اِقْتِبَاس (a quotation mark) · id nukilan (a statement attributed to someone) · id sitasi (a statement attributed to someone) · nl prijsofferte (a summary of work to be done with a set price) · it virgolette (a quotation mark) · lt citata (a statement attributed to someone) · cmn 「 /“ (a quotation mark) · hy մեջբերում (a statement attributed to someone) · pl cytat (a statement attributed to someone) · sv citat (a statement attributed to someone) · sk citát (a statement attributed to someone) · ar سَعَر (a summary of work to be done with a set price) · tr tırnak işareti (a quotation mark) · hy չակերտ (a quotation mark) · sh návodnīk (a quotation mark) · he הצעת מחיר (a summary of work to be done with a set price) · nan-hbl 引用 (a statement attributed to someone) · ky цитата (a statement attributed to someone) · pl kosztorys (a summary of work to be done with a set price) · el εδάφιο (a statement attributed to someone) · ar اِقْتِبَاس (a statement attributed to someone) · sl citat (a statement attributed to someone) · ro citat (a statement attributed to someone) · ug نەقىل (a statement attributed to someone) · uz iqtibos (a statement attributed to someone) · sh на́воднӣк (a quotation mark) · pl wycena (a summary of work to be done with a set price) · sv anbud (a summary of work to be done with a set price) · el προσφορά (a summary of work to be done with a set price) · nl aanhalingsteken (a quotation mark) · lo ການອ້າງອີງ (a statement attributed to someone) · ja 鉤括弧 (a quotation mark) · nl offerte (a summary of work to be done with a set price) · sv offert (a summary of work to be done with a set price) · cmn 引文 (a statement attributed to someone) · nl bestek (a summary of work to be done with a set price) · pt aspa (a quotation mark) · vi đoạn trích dẫn (a statement attributed to someone) · he מוּבָאָה (a statement attributed to someone) · ps اقتباس (a statement attributed to someone) · ca citació (a statement attributed to someone) · da citat (a statement attributed to someone) · de Zitat (a statement attributed to someone) · tg иқтибос (a statement attributed to someone) · ka კოტირება (a summary of work to be done with a set price) · tg гуфтовард (a statement attributed to someone) · uk лапки́ (a quotation mark) · th การอ้างอิง (a statement attributed to someone) · sah сытаата (a statement attributed to someone) · ru котиро́вка (a summary of work to be done with a set price) · mn эшлэл (a statement attributed to someone) · fa-ira واگویِه (a statement attributed to someone) · id sitat (a statement attributed to someone) · ms petikan (a statement attributed to someone) · eo citaĵo (a statement attributed to someone) · el εισαγωγικό (a quotation mark) · bg цита́т (a statement attributed to someone) · ru кавы́чка (a quotation mark) · it aliquota (a price set for a financial security or commodity) · fi tarjous (a summary of work to be done with a set price) · et tsiteerimine (a statement attributed to someone) · es presupuesto (a summary of work to be done with a set price) · fr citation (a statement attributed to someone) · ka საბირჟო ფასი (a price set for a financial security or commodity) · pt orçamento (a summary of work to be done with a set price) · he ציטוט \ צִטּוּט (a statement attributed to someone) · tr iktibas (a statement attributed to someone) · cmn 引號 /引号 (a quotation mark) · ml ഉദ്ധരണി (a statement attributed to someone) · sq citat (a statement attributed to someone) · ar سِعْرُ ٱلْأَسْهُم (a price set for a financial security or commodity) · cy dyfyniad (a statement attributed to someone) · es citación (a statement attributed to someone) · hy ցիտատ (a statement attributed to someone) · kk цитата (a statement attributed to someone) · ja 『 (a quotation mark) · ca citació (a quotation mark) · be двуко́ссе (a quotation mark) · is tilvitnunarmerki (a quotation mark) · id tanda petik (a quotation mark) · ja 』 (a quotation mark) · he צִיטָטָה (a statement attributed to someone) · mn ишлэл (a statement attributed to someone) · es comilla (a quotation mark) · gl orzamento (a summary of work to be done with a set price) · ja 」 (a quotation mark) · uz sitata (a statement attributed to someone) · is gæsalappir (a quotation mark) · mk цита́т (a statement attributed to someone) · fr guillemet (a quotation mark) · tr tırnak (a quotation mark) · ko 인용 (a statement attributed to someone) · cmn 」 /” (a quotation mark) · pl cudzysłów (a quotation mark) · ja 引用 (a statement attributed to someone) · ka კოტირება (a price set for a financial security or commodity) · ar اِسْتِشْهَاد (a statement attributed to someone) · ar عَلَامَة تَنْصِيص (a quotation mark) · is tilvitnun (a statement attributed to someone) · fa-ira گُفْتاوَرْد (a statement attributed to someone) · nn hermeteikn (a quotation mark) · hi उद्धरण (a statement attributed to someone) · et tsitaat (a statement attributed to someone) · el τιμή (a summary of work to be done with a set price) · uk цита́та (a statement attributed to someone) · fi noteeraus (a price set for a financial security or commodity) · el παράθεμα (a statement attributed to someone) · id kutipan (a statement attributed to someone) · sk úvodzovka (a quotation mark) · es cotización (a price set for a financial security or commodity)
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kʷ-
Proto-Indo-European *kʷó-
Proto-Indo-European *-ti
Proto-Indo-European *kʷótider.
Proto-Italic *kʷot
Latin quot
Latin quotus
Medieval Latin quotāreder.
Old French coterbor.
Middle English quoten
English quote
From Middle English quoten, coten (“to mark (a book) with chapter numbers or marginal references”), from Old French coter, from Medieval Latin quotāre (“to distinguish by numbers, number chapters”), itself from Latin quotus (“which, what number (in sequence)”), from quot (“how many”) and related to quis (“who”). The sense developed via “to give as a reference, to cite as an authority” to “to copy out exact words” (since 1680); the business sense “to state the price of a commodity” (1866) revives the etymological meaning. The noun, in the sense of “quotation,” is attested from 1885; see also usage note, below.
Meanings
Used in speech to indicate the start of a quotation.
ja 曰く (used in speech to indicate the start of a quotation) · de Zitat (used in speech to indicate the start of a quotation) · fi lainaus (used in speech to indicate the start of a quotation) · ko -이라고 (used in speech to indicate the start of a quotation) · ko -라고 (used in speech to indicate the start of a quotation) · ko -라는 (used in speech to indicate the start of a quotation) · bg but see цити́рам (used in speech to indicate the start of a quotation) · de ich zitiere (used in speech to indicate the start of a quotation) · fi sanatarkasti (used in speech to indicate the start of a quotation)
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kʷ-
Proto-Indo-European *kʷó-
Proto-Indo-European *-ti
Proto-Indo-European *kʷótider.
Proto-Italic *kʷot
Latin quot
Latin quotus
Medieval Latin quotāreder.
Old French coterbor.
Middle English quoten
English quote
From Middle English quoten, coten (“to mark (a book) with chapter numbers or marginal references”), from Old French coter, from Medieval Latin quotāre (“to distinguish by numbers, number chapters”), itself from Latin quotus (“which, what number (in sequence)”), from quot (“how many”) and related to quis (“who”). The sense developed via “to give as a reference, to cite as an authority” to “to copy out exact words” (since 1680); the business sense “to state the price of a commodity” (1866) revives the etymological meaning. The noun, in the sense of “quotation,” is attested from 1885; see also usage note, below.
Meanings
(transitive) To repeat (the exact words of a person).
The writer quoted the president's speech.
(transitive) To prepare a summary of work to be done and set a price; to estimate.
Can you believe they quoted me $5,000?
(transitive) To name the current price, notably of a financial security.
(intransitive) To indicate verbally or by equivalent means the start of a quotation.
(archaic) To observe, to take account of.
But must our moderne Critticks envious eye
Seeme thus to quote some grosse deformity? 1598, John Marston, “Satyre IV”, in The Metamorphosis of Pigmalions Image, and Certaine Satyres (poem):
That hath made him mad.
I am sorry that with better heed and judgment
I had not quoted him. I fear'd he did but trifle … 1600, Shakespeare, Hamlet, act 2, scene 1:
I prethe doe, twill be a sceane of mirth
For me to quote his passions and his smiles,
His amorous haviour, … 1606, John Day, The Isle of Gulls:
el μνημονεύω (to observe, to take account of) · fr ouvrir les guillemets (to indicate the start of a quotation) · sl citirati (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · fa واگفتن (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · nan-hbl 引用 (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · hu idéz (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · tr piyasa fiyatını bildirmek (to prepare a summary of work to be done and set a price) · cmn 報價 /报价 (to prepare a summary of work to be done and set a price) · es cotizar (to prepare a summary of work to be done and set a price) · cs kotovat (to name the current price) · ru цитировать (to indicate the start of a quotation) · es entrecomillar (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · sk citovať (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · el αναφέρω (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · ru дава́ть расце́нку (to name the current price) · ru ссыла́ться (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · uk процитува́ти (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · tr akılta tutmak (to observe, to take account of) · fi tarjota (to prepare a summary of work to be done and set a price) · bg норми́рам (to prepare a summary of work to be done and set a price) · nl eenofferte doen (prijs) (to prepare a summary of work to be done and set a price) · tr alıntılamak (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · nl quoteren (to name the current price) · lt cituoti (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · tr fiyat teklif etmek (to prepare a summary of work to be done and set a price) · ko 인용하다 (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · tr iktibas etmek (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · tr hesaba katmak (to observe, to take account of) · hy մեջբերել (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · tr dikkate almak (to observe, to take account of) · el προσφέρω (to prepare a summary of work to be done and set a price) · kw devynna (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · uk зацитува́ти (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · id menukil (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · fr coter (to prepare a summary of work to be done and set a price) · io citar (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · ar اِسْتَشْهَدَ (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · sv ge anbud (to prepare a summary of work to be done and set a price) · et tsiteerima (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · mi takitaki (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · kw devydna (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · cmn 摘引 (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · pt orçar (to prepare a summary of work to be done and set a price) · et osundama (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · vi trích dẫn (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · tr alıntı yapmak (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · ga luaigh (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · ru цити́ровать (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · ru назнача́ть це́ну (to name the current price) · he ציטט \ צִטֵּט (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · id mengutip (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · tr belirtmek (to observe, to take account of) · fr coter (to name the current price) · ka ციტირება (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · my ကိုးကား (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · ru дава́ть расце́нку (to prepare a summary of work to be done and set a price) · bg цити́рам (to indicate the start of a quotation) · sh цити́рати (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · lv citēt (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · nb sitere (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · hy ցիտել (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · es acotar (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · bg цити́рам (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · de Preis angeben (to name the current price) · mk цити́ра (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · fi lainata (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · cs kótovat (to name the current price) · tr göz önüne almak (to observe, to take account of) · tr fiyat söylemek (to name the current price) · fi siteerata (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · cmn 開價 /开价 (to prepare a summary of work to be done and set a price) · de anführen (to indicate the start of a quotation) · cs citovat (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · vi trích (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · cs zacitovat (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · ms memetik kata (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · nl aanhalen (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · yue 引用 (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · pl cytować (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · it citare (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · fr deviser (to prepare a summary of work to be done and set a price) · id nukil (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · ka კოტირება (to prepare a summary of work to be done and set a price) · pt citar (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · fr citer (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · de berücksichtigen (to observe, to take account of) · sh citírati (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · el παραθέτω (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · da citere (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · tr göz önünde bulundurmak (to observe, to take account of) · yue 摘引 (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · sv citera (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · de anbieten (to prepare a summary of work to be done and set a price) · fa نقلقول کردن (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · bg коти́рам (to name the current price) · ro a cita (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · pl zacytować (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · sv offerera (to prepare a summary of work to be done and set a price) · cmn 引用 (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · be цытава́ць (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · ru процити́ровать (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · it riferire (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · de bemerken (to observe, to take account of) · pl wyceniać (to prepare a summary of work to be done and set a price) · th อ้างอิง (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · uk цитува́ти (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · nl een bestek opmaken (to prepare a summary of work to be done and set a price) · de zitieren (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · eo citi (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · de Preisangebot machen (to prepare a summary of work to be done and set a price) · pt cotar (to name the current price) · lo ອ້າງອີງ (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · ja 引用する (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · hu árajánlatot ad/tesz (to prepare a summary of work to be done and set a price) · el επικαλούμαι (to observe, to take account of) · is vitna í (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · nl citeren (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · be зацытава́ць (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · cy dyfynnu (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · sk zacitovať (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · tr tırnak içine almak (to indicate the start of a quotation) · ar اِقْتَبَسَ (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else) · sq citoj (to refer to a statement that has been made by someone else)