QUARTER

Meaning of QUARTER in English

noun

BAD : He served his country for over quarter of a century.

GOOD : He served his country for over a quarter of a century.

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a quarter ( of sth ): 'He's had almost a quarter of the cake all to himself.'

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QUARTER — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) quarter horse {{link=Quarter horse racing">Quarter horse racing
Английский словарь Британика
QUARTER — I. R ˈkwȯr]d.ər, ]tər sometimes by r- dissimilation -ȯ]; - R -ȯ(ə)]d.ə(r, ]tə(r\ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
QUARTER — — quarterer , n. /kwawr"teuhr/ , n. 1. one of the four equal or equivalent parts into which anything is …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
QUARTER — I. ˈkwȯ(r)-tər also ˈkȯ(r)- noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin quartarius, from quartus fourth Date: 14th century 1. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
QUARTER — vt friendship; amity; concord. 2. quarter ·vi to lodge; to have a temporary residence. 3. quarter ·vt proper station; specific …
Webster English vocab
QUARTER — [quar.ter] n [ME, fr. OF quartier, fr. L quartarius, fr. quartus fourth] (14c) 1: one of four equal parts into …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
QUARTER — quart|er BrE AmE ˈkwɔːt |ə ˈkɔːt- AmE ˈkwɔːrt̬ | ə r ˈkɔːrt̬- —AmE also occasionally dissimilated to ˈkwɔːt̬ ə r, …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
QUARTER — / ˈkwɔːtə(r); NAmE ˈkwɔːrt-/ noun , verb ■ noun 1 OF 4 PARTS 1. (also fourth especially in NAmE ) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
QUARTER — I. quar ‧ ter 1 S1 W2 /ˈkwɔːtə $ ˈkwɔːrtər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
QUARTER — n. & v. --n. 1 each of four equal parts into which a thing is or might be divided. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
QUARTER — n. & v. n. 1 each of four equal parts into which a thing is or might be divided. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
QUARTER — n. & v. --n. 1. each of four equal parts into which a thing is or might be divided. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
QUARTER — ( quarters, quartering, quartered) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A quarter …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
QUARTER — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A ~ is …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
QUARTER — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES (a) quarter of an hour (= fifteen minutes ) ▪ Mum was gone for …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
QUARTER — (FOURTH PART) [noun] [C] - one of four equal or almost equal parts of something; ¼About a quarter of the …
Cambridge English vocab
QUARTER — n. 1 fourth Statistics showed that a quarter of the population attended church regularly 2 three-month period, three months, ninety …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
QUARTER — 1. сущ. 1) а) четверть, четвертая часть A quarter of the population voted for him. ≈ За него проголосовало четверть …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
QUARTER — quarter.ogg _I 1. ʹkwɔ:tə n _I 1. четверть, четвёртая часть a quarter of a pound of a dollar, of a …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
QUARTER — 1) квартал 2) уменьшать в четыре раза 3) четвертной 4) четверть • last quarter of the moon — последняя четверть луны quarter rope trawl — квартронный …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
QUARTER — quarter сущ.1) а) четверть, четвертая часть A quarter of the population voted for him. — За него проголосовало четверть населения. …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
QUARTER — _I 1. ʹkwɔ:tə n I 1. четверть, четвёртая часть a quarter of a pound of a dollar, of a yard, …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
QUARTER — 1. сущ. 1) а) четверть, четвертая часть A quarter of the population voted for him. — За него проголосовало четверть …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
QUARTER — 1. сущ. 1) а) четверть, четвертая часть A quarter of the population voted for him. — За него проголосовало четверть населения. exactly a quarter …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
QUARTER — 1. _n. 1> четверть (of); a quarter of a century - четверть века; to divide into quarters - разделить на …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
QUARTER — 1. n. 1. четверть (of); a quarter of a century - четверть века; to divide into quarters - разделить на …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
QUARTER — 1. сущ. 1) четверть 2) квартал (года) 3) квартал (города) 4) квартирная/арендная плата за квартал 5) место 6) сторона 7) помещение 8) квартира 9) казармы 10) амер. четверть доллара, 25 …
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
QUARTER — 1. _n. 1> четверть (of); a quarter of a century четверть века; to divide into quarters разделить на четыре части; …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
QUARTER — 1) четверть 2) четверть румба 3) кормовая часть судна 4) тревога 5) расписывать команду по боевой тревоге 6) идти в …
Англо-Русский морской словарь
QUARTER — 1. сущ. 1) а) четверть, четвертая часть A quarter of the population voted for him. ≈ За него проголосовало четверть …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
QUARTER — County: South Lanarkshire Post Code: ML3
UK Post Codes and Counties English vocabulary
QUARTER — quarter- see quartiero
Interlingua English vocab
QUARTER — (one fourth) quart; (of year etc.) quartale, trimestre; (district) quartere, region,- (mercy) indulgentie; v. divider in quartes; (troops) logiar, quarterar
English interlingue dictionary
QUARTER — dapit;ika-upat ka bahin;ikaupat ka bahin;ikaupat;tunga sa tunga
English-Visayan vocabulary
QUARTER — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin quartarius, from quartus fourth Date: 14th century one of four equal …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
QUARTER — (n.) The encampment on one of the principal passages round a place besieged, to prevent relief and intercept convoys.
Английский словарь Webster
QUARTER — (n.) A term of study in a seminary, college, etc, etc.; properly, a fourth part of the year, but often …
Английский словарь Webster
QUARTER — (n.) That part on either side of a horse's hoof between the toe and heel, being the side of the …
Английский словарь Webster
QUARTER — (n.) That part of a boot or shoe which forms the side, from the heel to the vamp.
Английский словарь Webster
QUARTER — (n.) One limb of a quadruped with the adjacent parts; one fourth part of the carcass of a slaughtered animal, …
Английский словарь Webster
QUARTER — (n.) The fourth part of the moon's period, or monthly revolution; as, the first quarter after the change or full.
Английский словарь Webster
QUARTER — (n.) The fourth of a ton in weight, or eight bushels of grain; as, a quarter of wheat; also, the …
Английский словарь Webster
QUARTER — (n.) The fourth of a hundred-weight, being 25 or 28 pounds, according as the hundredweight is reckoned at 100 or …
Английский словарь Webster
QUARTER — (n.) One of four equal parts into which anything is divided, or is regarded as divided; a fourth part or …
Английский словарь Webster
QUARTER — ( v. t. ) Treatment shown by an enemy; mercy; especially, the act of sparing the life a conquered enemy; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
QUARTER — ( v. t. ) The fourth part of the distance from one point of the compass to another, being the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
QUARTER — ( v. t. ) Proper station; specific place; assigned position; special location.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
QUARTER — ( v. t. ) Place of lodging or temporary residence; shelter; entertainment; -- usually in the plural.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
QUARTER — ( v. t. ) Friendship; amity; concord.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
QUARTER — ( v. t. ) A station or encampment occupied by troops; a place of lodging for soldiers or officers; as, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
QUARTER — ( v. t. ) A station at which officers and men are posted in battle; -- usually in the plural.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
QUARTER — ( v. t. ) A small upright timber post, used in partitions; -- in the United States more commonly called …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
QUARTER — ( v. t. ) A division of a town, city, or county; a particular district; a locality; as, the Latin …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
QUARTER — ( v. i. ) To lodge; to have a temporary residence.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
QUARTER — ( v. i. ) To drive a carriage so as to prevent the wheels from going into the ruts, or …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
QUARTER — ( n. ) The fourth part of the moon's period, or monthly revolution; as, the first quarter after the change …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
QUARTER — ( n. ) The fourth of a ton in weight, or eight bushels of grain; as, a quarter of wheat; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
QUARTER — ( n. ) The fourth of a hundred-weight, being 25 or 28 pounds, according as the hundredweight is reckoned at …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
QUARTER — ( n. ) The encampment on one of the principal passages round a place besieged, to prevent relief and intercept …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
QUARTER — ( n. ) The after-part of a vessel's side, generally corresponding in extent with the quarter-deck; also, the part of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
QUARTER — ( n. ) That part on either side of a horse's hoof between the toe and heel, being the side …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
QUARTER — ( n. ) That part of a boot or shoe which forms the side, from the heel to the vamp.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
QUARTER — ( n. ) One of the divisions of an escutcheon when it is divided into four portions by a horizontal …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
QUARTER — ( n. ) One of four equal parts into which anything is divided, or is regarded as divided; a fourth …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary

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