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quoteto repeat exactly what someone else has said or written

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to repeat exactly what someone else has said or written

Pronunciation (IPA): /kwoʊt/

Korean meaning: 인용하다, 인용구를 말하다

Korean pronunciation: **쿼**트

Example Sentences

  • My grandmother always used to quote: 'Don't count your chickens before they hatch,' especially when I bragged about getting rich from cryptocurrency.
  • The teacher asked us to quote Shakespeare, but I accidentally quoted a meme instead.
  • The mechanic quoted me $800 to fix my car, so I decided to learn how to walk again.

quote

VERB

//kwoʊt//

to repeat exactly what someone else has said or written

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💡 Concept

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🎵 Rhyme

Quote the note, then cast your vote!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/kwoʊt/
🇬🇧 UK/kwəʊt/

🌳Etymology

Rootquot-
Suffix--e

Origin

중세 라틴어 'quotare'에서 유래했으며, '몇 번째인지 세다'라는 의미였습니다. 원래는 책의 페이지나 구절에 번호를 매기는 것에서 시작해 '특정 구절을 참조하다'로 의미가 발전했습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My grandmother always used to quote: 'Don't count your chickens before they hatch,' especially when I bragged about getting rich from cryptocurrency.

😄 Fun example

The teacher asked us to quote Shakespeare, but I accidentally quoted a meme instead.

😄 Fun example

The mechanic quoted me $800 to fix my car, so I decided to learn how to walk again.

In academic writing, it's essential to quote sources accurately to avoid plagiarism.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

citereferencerepeatrecitemention

Antonyms

paraphrasesummarizerephrase

Related

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