0 present participle of quote
1 to repeat the words that someone else has said or written:
He's always quoting from the Bible.
"If they're flexible, we're flexible", the official was quoted as saying.
She worked, to quote her daughter, "as if there were no tomorrow".
Can I quote you on that (= can I repeat to other people what you have just said)?
[ + two objects ] Quote me one organization that doesn't have some bad managers.
2 to give a price, especially one that will be charged for doing a piece of work:
In all future letters on this subject, please quote our reference JW/155/C/1991.
I can't quote the exact statistics for you offhand, but they're there for you to see in the report.
At the beginning of his speech he quoted a line from 'Macbeth'.
It provides quantified variables and allows quoting so that statements about statements can be made.
It also allows quoting or statements to be made about statements.
Two interviewees are worth quoting for their expressive and infectious portrayals of their retirement roles.