quotation mark
quotation mark · quotation marks
Either of a pair of quotation marks used to denote a quotation in writingEither of a pair of quotation marks used to denote a quotation in writing.
US/kwoʊˈteɪʃn̩ mɑɹk/
» I don't know how to use quotation marks.
Я не вмію користуватися лапками.
Meaning
1 senses(usually plural)Either of a pair of quotation marks used to denote a quotation in writing.
More definitions
- a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else
Examples
17 sentencesI don't know how to use quotation marks.
Я не вмію користуватися лапками.
You should put this phrase in quotation marks.
ruТебе надо заключить эту фразу в кавычки.
You should put quotation marks around this phrase.
ruЭто предложение надо взять в кавычки.
It seems to me better without the quotation marks.
ruМне кажется, лучше без кавычек.
The period must be placed outside the quotation marks.
ruТочка должна стоять вне кавычек.
Forms
plural: quotation marks| Singular | quotation mark |
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regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else:quoteinverted comma