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They took their meals together; and it was remarked on such occasions, when the friendship of animals is put to a hard test, that they never quarrelled or disputed the possession of a favourite fruit with each other.
Henry Walter Bates

Meaning of "quarrelled" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF QUARRELLED

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF QUARRELLED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Quarrelled is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb quarrelled in English.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO QUARRELLED

PRESENT

Present
I quarrel
you quarrel
he/she/it quarrels
we quarrel
you quarrel
they quarrel
Present continuous
I am quarreling
you are quarreling
he/she/it is quarreling
we are quarreling
you are quarreling
they are quarreling
Present perfect
I have quarreled
you have quarreled
he/she/it has quarreled
we have quarreled
you have quarreled
they have quarreled
Present perfect continuous
I have been quarreling
you have been quarreling
he/she/it has been quarreling
we have been quarreling
you have been quarreling
they have been quarreling
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I quarreled
you quarreled
he/she/it quarreled
we quarreled
you quarreled
they quarreled
Past continuous
I was quarreling
you were quarreling
he/she/it was quarreling
we were quarreling
you were quarreling
they were quarreling
Past perfect
I had quarreled
you had quarreled
he/she/it had quarreled
we had quarreled
you had quarreled
they had quarreled
Past perfect continuous
I had been quarreling
you had been quarreling
he/she/it had been quarreling
we had been quarreling
you had been quarreling
they had been quarreling
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will quarrel
you will quarrel
he/she/it will quarrel
we will quarrel
you will quarrel
they will quarrel
Future continuous
I will be quarreling
you will be quarreling
he/she/it will be quarreling
we will be quarreling
you will be quarreling
they will be quarreling
Future perfect
I will have quarreled
you will have quarreled
he/she/it will have quarreled
we will have quarreled
you will have quarreled
they will have quarreled
Future perfect continuous
I will have been quarreling
you will have been quarreling
he/she/it will have been quarreling
we will have been quarreling
you will have been quarreling
they will have been quarreling
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would quarrelled
you would quarrelled
he/she/it would quarrelled
we would quarrelled
you would quarrelled
they would quarrelled
Conditional continuous
I would be quarreling
you would be quarreling
he/she/it would be quarreling
we would be quarreling
you would be quarreling
they would be quarreling
Conditional perfect
I would have quarrelled
you would have quarrelled
he/she/it would have quarrelled
we would have quarrelled
you would have quarrelled
they would have quarrelled
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been quarreling
you would have been quarreling
he/she/it would have been quarreling
we would have been quarreling
you would have been quarreling
they would have been quarreling
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you quarrel
we let´s quarrel
you quarrel
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to quarrel
Past participle
quarreled
Present Participle
quarreling
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE QUARRELLED

quarrel
quarreler
quarreling
quarreller
quarrelling
quarrellous
quarrelsome
quarrelsomely
quarrelsomeness
quarrender
quarriable
quarrian
quarried
quarrier
quarries
quarrington
quarrion
quarry
quarry tile
quarry-tiled floor

WORDS THAT END LIKE QUARRELLED

called
cancelled
compelled
empanelled
excelled
expelled
fuelled
gravelled
labelled
levelled
modelled
panelled
propelled
rebelled
repelled
self-propelled
shelled
shrivelled
single-celled
travelled
unlabelled

Synonyms and antonyms of quarrelled in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «QUARRELLED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «quarrelled» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of quarrelled

Translation of «quarrelled» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF QUARRELLED

Find out the translation of quarrelled to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of quarrelled from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «quarrelled» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

吵架
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

peleado
570 millions of speakers

English

quarrelled
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

झगड़ा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تشاجر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

поссорились
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

brigado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঝগড়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

querellé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bertengkar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gestritten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

口論
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

싸웠다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Padu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cãi nhau
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அச்சோலை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भांडणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kavga
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

litigato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pokłócił
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

посварилися
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

certat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μάλωσε
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gestry
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

quarreled
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kranglet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of quarrelled

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «QUARRELLED»

The term «quarrelled» is regularly used and occupies the 70.332 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «QUARRELLED» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «quarrelled» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «quarrelled» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about quarrelled

EXAMPLES

2 QUOTES WITH «QUARRELLED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word quarrelled.
1
Henry Walter Bates
They took their meals together; and it was remarked on such occasions, when the friendship of animals is put to a hard test, that they never quarrelled or disputed the possession of a favourite fruit with each other.
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Blaise Pascal
Can anything be stupider than that a man has the right to kill me because he lives on the other side of a river and his ruler has a quarrel with mine, though I have not quarrelled with him?

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «QUARRELLED»

Discover the use of quarrelled in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to quarrelled and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
How the Two Ivans Quarrelled
" The novels Taras Bul'ba and Dead Souls, the play The Inspector-General, and the short stories "Diary of a Madman," "The Nose" and "The Overcoat" (1842) are among his best known works.
Nikolai Vasilevich Gogol, 2009
2
Speeches, Congressional and Political, and Other Writings, ...
In early life he quarrelled with Macomb about priority of rank. He quarrelled with the then administration, and could not be quieted but by the severest reprimand. He quarrelled with General Gaines, and never ceased his enmity until the grave ...
Aaron Venable Brown, 1854
3
The Developmental Dimension in Instructed Second Language ...
When θ have–1st-SING quarrelled with Maria, θ was–1st-SING very pushy When I quarrelled with Maria, I was very pushy. 2nd person sg subject antecedent (26) Quando hai litigato con María, eri molto prepotente. When θ have–2nd-SING ...
Paul Malovrh, James F. Lee, 2013
4
Life of James Buchanan, fifteenth President of the United ...
General Scott has quarrelled with General Wilkinson—he has quarrelled ... with General Jackson—he has quarrelled with De Witt Clinton—he has quarrelled with the administration of John Quincy Adams——he has quarrelled with the people ...
Curtis, George Ticknor, 1883
5
The history of the United States: from their colonization to ...
He quarrelled with his first Cabinet, because their families would not visit Mrs. Eaton : he quarrelled with the United States Bank, and with Mr. Biddle in particular : he quarrelled with France, and, if he had not been opposed, would have gone to ...
George Tucker, 1858
6
A Complete Collection of State-trials and Proceedings for ...
But the quarrelled Supplication being of a dutiful strain, and such as might be mistaken even by very understanding Readers and Hearers, the addition of the said Act can no ways be extended to the Hearers, Concealers, not Re- vealers and ...
Sollom Emlyn, 1742
7
A Complete Collection Of State-Trials And Proceedings For ...
But the quarrelled Supplication being of a dutiful strain, and such as might be mistaken even by very understanding Readers and Hearers, the addition of the said Act can no ways be extended to the Hearers, Concealers, not Re- vealers and ...
‎1730
8
A complete collection of state-trials, and proceedings for ...
But the quarrelled Supplication being of a dutiful strain, and such as might be mistaken even by very understanding Readers and Hearers, the addition of the said Act can no ways be extended to the Hearers, Concealers, not Re- vealers and ...
Thomas Salmon, Sollom Emlyn, 1730
9
Complete Collection of State Trials
But the quarrelled supplication being of a dutiful strain, and such as might be mistaken even by very understanding readers and hearers, the addition of the said act can no ways be extended to the hearers, concealers, cot revealers, and not ...
Francis Hargrave, 1793
10
Transformational Grammar: A First Course
Problem F Given a D-structure such as (15) below: ( 1 5) [CP He might claim [cp ( that) you quarrelled with who]]? show how a bounded analysis of WH Movement will allow us to derive not only the grammatical sentences (16) below: (16) ...
Andrew Radford, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «QUARRELLED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term quarrelled is used in the context of the following news items.
1
30 injured in Ghaziabad communal violence
According to police officials, the trouble erupted when the two communities quarrelled over the use of loudspeakers in two adjacent places of worship. As some ... «CanIndia News, Jun 15»
2
Woman gets RI for murdering husband
On April 23, 2011 night, the couple quarrelled and their neighbours pacified them. Neighbours heard a loud cry close to midnight and the next day Mohan was ... «The Hindu, Jun 15»
3
Woman kills drunk husband in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, Jun 16 (IANS): A woman has been arrested here for killing her husband with a pestle after he came home drunk and quarrelled with her, police ... «Daijiworld.com, Jun 15»
4
As cops quarrelled, 5-yr-old rape victim lay bleeding
As cops quarrelled, 5-yr-old rape victim lay bleeding. By Lata MishraLata Mishra, Mumbai Mirror | Apr 24, 2015, 02.20 AM IST ... «Mumbai Mirror, Apr 15»
5
Calgary school trustee candidates call for funding, parent input
A quintet of trustee candidates quarrelled little but discussed much during the lone forum ahead of a Calgary Board of Education byelection vote. On April 13 ... «MetroNews Canada, Mar 15»
6
Police suspect lover's quarrel in Flabba murder: report
The brother told a reporter Flabba quarrelled with his girlfriend, which led to her stabbing him. He died at 2am and his body was removed around 8 am. «Times LIVE, Mar 15»
7
China flights 'delayed by passenger quarrel and flight attendant's …
A flight yesterday from Beijing to Chengdu was delayed for nearly two hours after some passengers allegedly quarrelled over seating arrangements, mainland ... «South China Morning Post, Feb 15»
8
Dandy dispels 'crazy' tribal remarks
“I was threatened and some people said they would kill me….if I quarrel with one person, it does not mean that I have quarrelled with all the people of that tribe. «Zambia Daily Mail, Feb 15»
9
ODIA OFEIMUN: Why I quarrelled with Chinweizu
Odia Ofeimun is in his element when theatre and poetry are on the table, but you might not know that political science and economics were his original forte. «Daily Sun, Jan 15»
10
What do you fight about? Top three things couples quarrel over …
More Australians between the ages of 35 and 49 quarrelled over financial problems while those from 18 to 24 and 25 to 34 were more likely to clash over not ... «Daily Mail, Nov 14»

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