Used in a Sentence

quoted

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for quoted.

Editorial note

First, the Gartner magic quadrant that you quoted is for cloud storage, not for cloud infrastructure as a service.

Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

(transitive) To repeat (the exact words of a person).

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of quoted gathered in one view.

verb

(transitive) To repeat (the exact words of a person).

verb

(commerce, transitive) To name the current price, notably of a financial security.

verb

(transitive) To prepare a summary of work to be done and set a price; to estimate.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for quoted.

verb

(transitive) To repeat (the exact words of a person).

verb

(commerce, transitive) To name the current price, notably of a financial security.

verb

(transitive) To prepare a summary of work to be done and set a price; to estimate.

verb

(intransitive) To indicate verbally or by equivalent means the start of a quotation.

Example sentences

1

First, the Gartner magic quadrant that you quoted is for cloud storage, not for cloud infrastructure as a service.

2

Test pilot reports tend to be quoted out of context and misinterpreted in the media.

3

But the quoted cost of repair was more than the car was worth.

4

The mindset quoted above isn't likely to support any of these requirements.

5

I see the logic there, but it doesn't quite match the definition that you have quoted.

6

There are a variety of sources that can be quoted on this issue, and depending which source you look at, you will see different numbers.

7

Most of the information you find online is biased, wrong or down-right lying, including the usual blogposts that are quoted from one side or the other one.

8

Also, with respect to the numbers you quoted, those are much more related to how many hops the traffic has to traverse than how efficient your site is.

9

I was excited to see a contrarian perspective here, but I'm disappointed that you've just selectively quoted the parent while claiming they are wrong.

10

I'm guessing you had a point there, but I'm not sure how the quoted phrase above is supposed to support whatever the point was.

11

I'm also particularly impressed to see Julia Serrano being quoted here.

12

You're absolutely correct; I quoted a gross oversimplification of the theory.

Quote examples

1

His sources are a WSJ article and "the loss numbers quoted in UBeam’s patent applications".

2

I quoted authirs saying ""Cryptographic parity" is not a common phrase among cryptographers.

3

I am likely wrong on exact numbers, but studies are well-known enough to be quoted in "Fooled by Randomness", "Predictably Irrational" and some other pop-psych titles.

4

Given the legal minimum of 28 days holiday per year for permanent employees (28 includes bank holidays, often you'll find vacation quoted as 20 days which doesn't include the bank holidays), that's close to 100% "found work" rate.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use quoted in a sentence?

First, the Gartner magic quadrant that you quoted is for cloud storage, not for cloud infrastructure as a service.

What does quoted mean?

(transitive) To repeat (the exact words of a person).

What part of speech is quoted?

quoted is commonly used as verb.