quarter
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Danh từ
noun- 1.
A fourth part of something.
- 2.
(countable, uncountable)Place or position.
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(countable, uncountable)The back and sides of the upper of a shoe, extending around the wearer's heel to meet the vamp.
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(countable, often, plural, uncountable)(often plural) A section (of a population), especially one having a particular set of values or interests.
We got help form every quarter.
opposition to the policy came from an unexpected quarter, as well as from certain quarters which had historically opposed it
all quarters of the socialist movement; praise from Conservative quarters
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(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Relations between people.
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(countable, uncountable)Accommodation given to a defeated opponent; mercy; exemption from being killed.
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(abbreviation, archaic, countable, uncountable)A quarterback.
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(abbreviation, archaic, countable, slang, uncountable)A quartermaster; a quartermaster sergeant.
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(abbreviation, countable, uncountable)A quarterfinal.
Tính từ
adjective- 1.
(not comparable)Pertaining to an aspect of a quarter.
- 2.
(not comparable)(chiefly) Consisting of a fourth part, a quarter (¹⁄₄, 25%).
a quarter hour; a quarter century; a quarter note; a quarter pound
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(not comparable)(chiefly) Related to a three-month term, a quarter of a year.
A quarter day is one terminating a quarter of the year.
A quarter session is one held quarterly at the end of a quarter.
Động từ
verb- 1.
(transitive)To divide into quarters; to divide by four.
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(transitive)To provide housing for (usually military personnel or equipment).
Quarter the horses in the third stable.
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(intransitive)To lodge; to have a temporary residence.
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(transitive)To quartersaw.
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(historical, transitive)To execute (someone) by tying each limb to a different animal (such as a horse) and driving them in different directions.
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(heraldry) To display different coats of arms in the quarters of a shield.
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(transitive)To range to and fro over an area; to move from point to point.
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(obsolete)To drive a carriage so as to prevent the wheels from going into the ruts, or so that a rut shall be between the wheels.
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From Middle English quarter, from quarter, from Latin quartarius, from quartus. Compare cuarto. quartier.