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unquote
un·quote U0105600 (ŭn-kwōt′, ŭn′kwōt′)n. Used by a speaker to indicate the end of a quotation.unquote (ʌnˈkwəʊt) interjan expression used parenthetically to indicate that the preceding quotation is finishedvb (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) to close (a quotation), esp in printingun•quote (contrastively ˈʌnˌkwoʊt) v.i. -quot•ed, -quot•ing. (used by a speaker to indicate the end of a quotation.) [1910–15] unquote Past participle: unquoted Gerund: unquoting
Present | I unquoteyou unquotehe/she/it unquoteswe unquoteyou unquotethey unquote |
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Preterite | I unquotedyou unquotedhe/she/it unquotedwe unquotedyou unquotedthey unquoted |
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Present Continuous | I am unquotingyou are unquotinghe/she/it is unquotingwe are unquotingyou are unquotingthey are unquoting |
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Present Perfect | I have unquotedyou have unquotedhe/she/it has unquotedwe have unquotedyou have unquotedthey have unquoted |
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Past Continuous | I was unquotingyou were unquotinghe/she/it was unquotingwe were unquotingyou were unquotingthey were unquoting |
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Past Perfect | I had unquotedyou had unquotedhe/she/it had unquotedwe had unquotedyou had unquotedthey had unquoted |
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Future | I will unquoteyou will unquotehe/she/it will unquotewe will unquoteyou will unquotethey will unquote |
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Future Perfect | I will have unquotedyou will have unquotedhe/she/it will have unquotedwe will have unquotedyou will have unquotedthey will have unquoted |
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Future Continuous | I will be unquotingyou will be unquotinghe/she/it will be unquotingwe will be unquotingyou will be unquotingthey will be unquoting |
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Present Perfect Continuous | I have been unquotingyou have been unquotinghe/she/it has been unquotingwe have been unquotingyou have been unquotingthey have been unquoting |
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Future Perfect Continuous | I will have been unquotingyou will have been unquotinghe/she/it will have been unquotingwe will have been unquotingyou will have been unquotingthey will have been unquoting |
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Past Perfect Continuous | I had been unquotingyou had been unquotinghe/she/it had been unquotingwe had been unquotingyou had been unquotingthey had been unquoting |
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Conditional | I would unquoteyou would unquotehe/she/it would unquotewe would unquoteyou would unquotethey would unquote |
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Past Conditional | I would have unquotedyou would have unquotedhe/she/it would have unquotedwe would have unquotedyou would have unquotedthey would have unquoted |
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Translationsunquote
quote unquote1. Used to report something said verbatim. Used almost exclusively in speech, as the word represents a set of quotation marks. The president said that he, quote unquote, would support the initiative fully.2. Used to indicate that the specific phrasing that is about to be said is or may be ironic or considered by the speaker as misrepresenting reality. We were, quote unquote, taught by the teaching assistant, but we did most of our learning independently. The quote unquote healthy option in this restaurant is a salad filled with bacon and smothered in creamy salad dressing.See also: quote, unquotequote, unquotea parenthetical expression said before a word or short phrase indicating that the word or phrase would be in quotation marks if used in writing. So I said to her, quote, unquote, it's time we had a little talk.See also: unquotequote, unquote BRITISH, AMERICAN or quote, end quote mainly AMERICANCOMMON You say quote, unquote to show that a word or phrase you have just used is something that someone else has said. Even though I'm this big, huge superstar quote unquote, I have family problems too. A spokesman said quote, `a certain number', unquote of the men lost their lives that day. The book was given to several school libraries, and in every case a vice principal of the particular school took the book out and then reported it, quote, `lost', end quote. Note: This expression is often used to show that you do not think that the thing said is accurate or true. Compare with in inverted commas.See also: unquotequote — unquote used parenthetically when speaking to indicate the beginning and end (or just the beginning) of a statement or passage that you are repeating, especially to emphasize the speaker's detachment from or disagreement with the original. informalSee also: quote, unquotequote, unquote phr. a parenthetical expression said before a word or short phrase indicating that the word or phrase would be in quotation marks if used in writing. So I said to her, quote, unquote, it’s time we had a little talk. See also: unquoteAcronymsSeeUQOT |