quarter
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/ˈkwɔrtər/
/ˈkwɔːtə/
General
- 1 dörde bölmek, dört parçaya kesmek
Definition (English)
To cut or divide something into four equal parts.
Example Sentences
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Peel and quarter the apples, then remove the seeds.Elmaları soyup dörde bölün, sonra çekirdeklerini çıkarın.
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She quartered the sandwiches so the children could eat them easily.Çocuklar kolayca yiyebilsin diye sandviçleri dört parçaya kesti.
Formal
- 1 (askerleri) konaklatmak, (birini) barındırmak
Definition (English)
To give soldiers or other people a place to sleep and live for a period.
Example Sentences
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The soldiers were quartered in an old farmhouse near the river.Askerler, nehrin yakınındaki eski bir çiftlik evinde konaklatıldı.
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The workers were quartered in wooden huts near the building site.İşçiler, şantiyenin yakınındaki ahşap barakalarda barındırıldı.
Verb Forms Regular
Base
quarter
/ˈkwɔrtər/
Past
quartered
/ˈkwɔrtərd/
Participle
quartered
/ˈkwɔrtərd/
Spelling rule
Add ‑edquarter → quartered
Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.
Same rule: work → worked · want → wanted · help → helped
Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked
/d/played
/ɪd/wanted
Fiil yumuşak (ötümlü) bir ünsüzle, /r/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. quartered /ˈkwɔrtərd/
Synonyms
Collocations
quarter an applepeeled and quarteredquarter something lengthwaysbe quartered in a placebe quartered with someone