lainaus — meaning in English

English meaning

• extract verb To pull or draw something out, often with effort or force.
• quote noun A short passage of words repeated from someone else.
• sample noun A small portion of something given or shown to represent the whole.
• speech noun The ability to speak, or spoken language in general.

Senses

lainaus is used for these senses in English:

• extract A portion of a book or document, incorporated distinctly in another work; a citation; a quotation.
• quote A statement attributed to a person; a quotation.
• sample (music) Gratuitous borrowing of easily recognised phases (or moments) from other music (or movies) in a recording.
• speech (grammar) An utterance that is quoted; see direct speech, reported speech

extract — full definition

1. verb To pull or draw something out, often with effort or force.
2. noun A short passage taken from a longer piece of writing, speech, or recording.
3. noun A concentrated substance obtained by drawing out the essential part of something.

quote — full definition

1. noun A short passage of words repeated from someone else.
2. noun A stated price for a job or service.
3. verb To repeat someone's exact words.

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