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I do still have some of the experience from playing, but it's been so long since I've been out in those quarters, semis, finals, the important final matches, just against the top players.
Jennifer Capriati

Meaning of "quarters" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF QUARTERS

quarters  [ˈkwɔːtəz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF QUARTERS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Quarters is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES QUARTERS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Quarter

A quarter is one fourth, 1⁄4, 25% or 0.25 and may refer to: ▪ Quarter, a section or area, usually of a town ▪ Quarter, valued at one-fourth of a U.S. dollar ▪ Quarter, valued at one-fourth of a Canadian dollar ▪ Quarter of a calendar year ▪ Academic quarter, a division of an academic year lasting from 8 to 12 weeks ▪ Academic quarter, term used by universities in various European countries for the 15 minutes between the defined start time for a lecture and the actual time it will start ▪ Fiscal quarter, one fourth of a fiscal year ▪ Quarter, imperial units equal to: ▪ 4 ounces, or one fourth of 1 pound ▪ 28 pounds, or one fourth of 1 long hundredweight...

Definition of quarters in the English dictionary

The first definition of quarters in the dictionary is housing or accommodation, esp as provided for military personnel and their families. Other definition of quarters is the stations assigned to military personnel, esp to each crew member of a warship. Quarters is also housing provided by an employer or by the government.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH QUARTERS


afters
ˈɑːftəz
banisters
ˈbænɪstəz
bitters
ˈbɪtəz
butters
ˈbʌtəz
cloisters
ˈklɔɪstəz
fajitas
fəˈhiːtəz
forequarters
ˈfɔːˌkwɔːtəz
gangbusters
ˈɡæŋbʌstəz
headquarters
ˌhɛdˈkwɔːtəz
headwaters
ˈhɛdˌwɔːtəz
hindquarters
ˈhaɪndkwɔːtəz
hipsters
ˈhɪpstəz
jitters
ˈdʒɪtəz
letters
ˈlɛtəz
Masters
ˈmɑːstəz
out-quarters
ˈaʊtˌkwɔːtəz
Pointers
ˈpɔɪntəz
secateurs
ˈsɛkətəz
trotters
ˈtrɒtəz
waters
ˈwɔːtəz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE QUARTERS

quarterdeck
quarterdecker
quartered
quarterer
quarterfinal
quartering
quarterlies
quarterlife crisis
quarterlight
quarterly
quartermaster
quartermaster general
quartermaster sergeant
quartermistress
quartern
quartern loaf
quarteroon
quartersaw
quarterstaff
quarterstaves

WORDS THAT END LIKE QUARTERS

at close quarters
bolt cutters
charge of quarters
close quarters
corporate headquarters
for starters
general headquarters
have someone´s guts for garters
lamb´s-quarters
living quarters
married quarters
matters
money matters
police headquarters
Schwitters
sleeping quarters
the Pointers
three quarters
to have sb´s guts for garters
winter quarters

Synonyms and antonyms of quarters in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «QUARTERS»

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

Translation of «quarters» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF QUARTERS

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

Translator English - Chinese

宿舍
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

trimestres
570 millions of speakers

English

quarters
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

क्वार्टर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أرباع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

четверти
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

trimestres
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ত্রৈমাসিক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

quarts
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kuarters
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Quartier
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

四半期
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

분기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kwartal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

quý
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காலாண்டுகளில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

क्वाटर्स
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kışla
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

alloggio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

czwarte
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

чверті
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sferturi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τέταρτα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kwartale
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fjärdedelar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kvartalene
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of quarters

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «QUARTERS»

The term «quarters» is very widely used and occupies the 12.158 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «QUARTERS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «quarters» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «quarters» 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 quarters

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10 QUOTES WITH «QUARTERS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word quarters.
1
Gerard Arpey
At American Airlines, we have built a business around the love of travel that has lasted three quarters of a century. And I'm pretty sure we're just getting started.
2
William Henry Ashley
They urged me to take up winter quarters at the forks of the Platt, stating that if I attempted to advance further until spring, I would endanger the lives of my whole party.
3
Robert Brady
Three quarters of the East Coast's refinery capability is located in the Philadelphia region.
4
Jennifer Capriati
I do still have some of the experience from playing, but it's been so long since I've been out in those quarters, semis, finals, the important final matches, just against the top players.
5
Giacomo Casanova
Love is three quarters curiosity.
6
Phil Condit
Two quarters doesn't make a trend, but it's a heck of a lot better than none.
7
Tony Danza
I was training in Gleason's Gym on 30th and 8th Avenue, where it was the Mecca of boxing, and a guy walked in who couldn't rub two quarters together and said, 'Did you ever think of being on TV?' And somehow I ended up in 'Taxi,' which is the craziest thing of all.
8
Black Elk
I looked about me once again, and suddenly the dancing horses without number changed into animals of every kind and into all the fowls that are, and these fled back to the four quarters of the world from whence the horses came, and vanished.
9
Horton Foote
I believe very deeply in the human spirit, and I have a sense of awe about it. I look around and ask, 'What makes the difference? What is it?' I've known people the world has thrown everything at - to discourage them, to kill them, to break their spirit. And yet something about them retains a dignity. They face life and they don't ask quarters.
10
Giuseppe Garibaldi
I offer neither pay, nor quarters, nor food; I offer only hunger, thirst, forced marches, battles and death. Let him who loves his country with his heart, and not merely with his lips, follow me.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «QUARTERS»

Discover the use of quarters in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to quarters and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
America the Beautiful Quarters Collector's Folder 2010-2021
Complete with historical information and details of the Congressional Act that initiated this special program, the folder will keep this commemorative series organized, accessible, and easy to show off.
United States Mint, 2010
2
The Inner Quarters: Marriage and the Lives of Chinese Women ...
In this thoroughly original work, one of the most respected scholars of premodern China brings to life what it was like to be a woman in Sung times, from having a marriage arranged, serving parents-in-law, rearing children, and coping with ...
Patricia Buckley Ebrey, 1993
3
Close Quarters: A Novel
In this free collection of excerpts, enjoy a taste of all of Vince Flynn’s thrillers starring CIA superagent Mitch Rapp.
Shamara Ray, 2012
4
The Quarters Theory: The Revolutionary New Foreign ...
This book provides currency traders with a step-by-step guide to the unique premise of the Quarters Theory and offers many real-life market examples, variations, and innovative Forex trading strategies.
Ilian Yotov, 2009
5
Sing the Four Quarters
Renouncing her royal heritage in order to pursue her gifts as a Bardic caller of elemental spirits, Princess Annice is forced to flee from her own people when she rescues the father of her child from an unwarranted death sentence.
Tanya Huff, 1994
6
Women of the Pleasure Quarters: The Secret History of the Geisha
Both instructive and evocative, Women of the Pleasure Quarters is an enthralling portrait of a world unlike any other. From the Hardcover edition.
Lesley Downer, 2002
7
National Parks Quarters Deluxe: 50 States + District of ...
It has brought collecting to the mainstream. Riding on the coat tails of the state quarter program, the America the Beautiful series comes at a time when the public is familiar with searching and saving quarters from circulation.
Warman's, 2010
8
Revitalising Historic Urban Quarters
illustrate the revitalization of a number of historic quarters Within the centres of various cities. The case studies are selected for their historic and conservation value, as examples of quarters in the case of the European examples and, in the  ...
Tim Heath, Taner Oc, Steve Tiesdell, 2013
9
Jerusalem and Its Environs: Quarters, Neighborhoods, ...
This is an illustrated account of the urban and rural development of Jerusalem from the early 19th century when Ottoman Jerusalem was encompassed by its sixteenth century walls, and was divided into quarters and courtyard units of its ...
Ruth Kark, Michal Oren-Nordheim, 2001
10
Three Quarters Dead
When her three new friends are killed in a horrifying car crash, her life seems over as well. But then the texts begin. . .
Richard Peck, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «QUARTERS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term quarters is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Rare stone slave quarters unearthed at Belvoir
CROWNSVILLE, Md. (AP) — Janice Hayes-Williams held a shard of a plate at the slave quarters archaeological dig at Belvoir, the site of an 18th-century ... «WTOP, Jul 15»
2
Fire destroys living quarters at Hutterite Colony
A fire gutted an 8,000-square-foot living quarters at a Hutterite Colony in northern Toole County, near the Canadian border. North Toole County Volunteer Fire ... «NBC Montana, Jun 15»
3
SpiceJet returns to profit after 7 quarters
Its market share slumped to 9.4 per cent in the January-March quarter, government data shows, down from 18.1 per cent a year earlier. ($1 = 63.8100 Indian ... «Times of India, May 15»
4
Three-Coin Set of 2015 Kisatchie National Forest Quarters
Today, April 23, the U.S. Mint released the 2015 Kisatchie National Forest Quarters Three-Coin Set. Quarters of the set commemorate the national site in ... «CoinNews.net, Apr 15»
5
Facebook comments raise concern in Bowleys Quarters
BOWLEYS QUARTERS, Md. —Facebook comments made by a Baltimore County teacher and adjunct professor at the Community College of Baltimore County ... «WBAL Baltimore, Mar 15»
6
Police: Man charged in fatal Bowley's Quarters shooting
BOWLEYS QUARTERS, Md. —Baltimore County police have charged a man in ... Homicide detectives say a man found in Bowleys Quarters on Wednesday ... «WBAL Baltimore, Feb 15»
7
Hoopla greets release of Homestead National Monument quarters
The Homestead quarters made their appearance with a pioneer twist. Roughly 2,000 quarters cascaded like water — or, more accurately, like coins spilling from ... «Omaha World-Herald, Feb 15»
8
Ridgewood, NJ Discovers $390K In Parking Meter Quarters Stolen
You think about that, that's over 3.2 million quarters,” she told CBS2's Hazel Sanchez. “They need more control of what's going on in management,” Ridgewood ... «CBS Local, Feb 15»
9
Slave quarters to be rebuilt at Madison's Va. home
WASHINGTON (AP) — Homes of slaves who served President James Madison at his Montpelier estate in Virginia will be rebuilt for the first time over the next ... «USA TODAY, Nov 14»
10
Armed Thugs Invade Edo State House Of Assembly Quarters
Edo state lawmakers residing at the Legislative quarter located along Ihama road in the government reservation area Saturday morning woke up to the sound of ... «SaharaReporters.com, Oct 14»

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