Quote vs Inform - What's the difference?
quote | inform |
To repeat someone’s exact words.
To prepare a summary of work to be done and set a price.
(Commerce) To name the current price, notably of a financial security.
To indicate verbally or by equivalent means the start of a quotation.
(archaic) To observe, to take account of.
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A quotation, statement attributed to someone else.
A quotation mark.
A summary of work to be done with a set price.
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(archaic) To instruct, train (usually in matters of knowledge).
To communicate knowledge to.
* Spenser
* Shakespeare
To impart information or knowledge.
To act as an informer; denounce.
To give form or character to; to inspire (with a given quality); to affect, influence (with a pervading principle, idea etc.).
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* Prior
(obsolete) To make known, wisely and/or knowledgeably.
(obsolete) To direct, guide.
(archaic) To take form; to become visible or manifest; to appear.
* Shakespeare
Without regular form; shapeless; ugly; deformed.
As a noun quote
is a quota.As a verb inform is
(archaic|transitive) to instruct, train (usually in matters of knowledge).As an adjective inform is
without regular form; shapeless; ugly; deformed.quote
English
Verb
Synonyms
* (repeat words) citeAntonyms
* end quote * unquoteDerived terms
* quotable * quote unquote * misquoteNoun
(en noun)- ''After going over the hefty quotes , the board decided it was cheaper to have the project executed by its own staff.
Usage notes
Until the late 19th century, quote'' was exclusively used as a verb. Since then, it has been used as a shortened form of either quotation or quotation mark; see , above. This use as a noun is well-understood and widely used, although it is often rejected in formal and academic contexts.Rosenheim, Edward W.; Ann Batko. (2004) ''When Bad Grammar Happens to Good People: How to Avoid Common Errors in English . Career Press, Franklin Lakes, NJ. p. 207 ISBN 1-56414-722-3Derived terms
* pull-quoteSee also
* attest * MSRP * invoiceAnagrams
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inform
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) informen, enformen, from (etyl) enformer, .Alternative forms
* (l) (obsolete)Verb
(en verb)- For he would learn their business secretly, / And then inform his master hastily.
- I am informed thoroughly of the cause.
Hypocrisy lies at heart of Manning prosecution, passage=WikiLeaks did not cause these uprisings but it certainly informed them. The dispatches revealed details of corruption and kleptocracy that many Tunisians suspected, but could not prove, and would cite as they took to the streets.}}
- Let others better mould the running mass / Of metals, and inform the breathing brass.
- Breath informs this fleeting frame.
- It is the bloody business which informs / Thus to mine eyes.
Synonyms
* acquaint, apprise, notify * (act as informer) dob, name names, peach, snitchDerived terms
* informant * information * informative * informatory * informed * informer * misinform * uninformedEtymology 2
(etyl) (lena) informisAdjective
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