quote in WordNet English dictionary

1. a passage or expression that is quoted or cited
   quotation  quote  citation 
   
2. a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else
   quotation mark  quote  inverted comma 
   

1. repeat a passage from
   "He quoted the Bible to her"
   quote  cite 
   
2. refer to for illustration or proof
   "He said he could quote several instances of this behavior"
   quote  cite 
   
3. put quote marks around
   "Here the author is quoting his colleague"
   quote 
   
4. name the price of
   "quote prices for cars"
   quote