Definition
Repeated someone else's exact words, often to support a point or show what they said; or gave a price estimate for a job.
Etymology
From Old French 'quoter' meaning to mark or note; derived from Medieval Latin 'quotare' (to number or mark); evolved to mean repeating marked or noted passages.
Kelly Says
Every time you quote someone, you're following a tradition that goes back to medieval scribes marking passages in manuscripts with special symbols—the word literally means 'marked out'!
Translations
ARالعربية
مقتبس
mu-q-ta-bas
CSČeština
citován
cito-van
DADansk
citeret
sit-er-et
DEDeutsch
zitiert
t-ts-irt
ELΕλληνικά
παρoμoλογία
pa-ro-mo-lo-gia
ESEspañol
citado
sit-a-doh
FISuomi
Lainattu
lai-na-tu
HIहिन्दी
उद्धृत
ud-dh-rut
IDBahasa Indonesia
dicit
di-sit
ITItaliano
citato
sit-a-toh
JA日本語
引用された
ju-hon-sa-re-ta
KKKK
цитируемый
sit-i-roo-yemy
MSBahasa Melayu
dicit
di-sit
MYမြန်မာ
ကိုးကား
jin-chin
NLNederlands
geciteerd
ge-sit-e-erd
PLPolski
cytowany
sit-o-wa-ny
PTPortuguês
citado
sit-a-doh
RUРусский
цитируемый
sit-i-roo-yemy
SVSvenska
citerad
sit-er-ad
SWKiswahili
kumbukumbu
kumbu-kumbu
TAதமிழ்
மேற்கோள்
may-er-ko-l
TEతెలుగు
उद्धరణ
ud-dh-ran
TLTL
sangguni
sang-goo-ni
UKУкраїнська
цитований
sit-o-va-niy
VITiếng Việt
trích dẫn
trich-dan