Meaning

12 senses
  1. One of the main sections into which a published work is divided, especially a book.

    Detective novel writers try to keep up the suspense until the last chapter.

    Kapitel, Abschnitt

    глава́glavá, разде́лrazdél

    глава́hlavá, ро́зділrózdil

  2. One of the main sections into which a published work is divided, especially a book.

    A section of a work, a collection of works, or fragments of works, often manuscripts or transcriptions, created by scholars or advocates, not the original authors, to aid in finding portions of the texts.

  3. Certain ecclesiastical bodies (under canon law)

    An assembly of monks, prebendaries and/or other clergymen connected with a cathedral, conventual or collegiate church, or of a diocese, usually presided over by the dean.

    an ecclesiastical assembly of the monks in a monastery or even of the canons of a church

  4. A community of canons or canonesses.

  5. A bishop's council.

  6. A section of a social body.

    An administrative division of an organization, usually local to a specific area.

    Verband, Ortsverband, Sektion

    филиа́лfiliál, отделе́ниеotdelénije

  7. An organized branch of some society or fraternity, such as the Freemasons.

    a local branch of some fraternity or association

  8. A meeting of a chapter of certain organized societies or orders.

  9. A chapter house

  10. A sequence (of events), especially when presumed related and likely to continue.

    a series of related events forming an episode

  11. A prescribed reading at one of the canonical hours.

  12. (obsolete)A location or compartment.

Examples

192 sentences
  1. I only read the first four chapters.

    Я прочитав лише перші чотири глави.

    ruЯ прочёл только четыре первых главы.

    deIch habe nur die ersten vier Kapitel gelesen.

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  2. Let's begin with the first chapter.

    ruНачнём с первой главы.

    deLasst uns mit Kapitel 1 beginnen.

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  3. See the notes at end of chapter.

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  4. Study the next chapter.

    ruИзучите следующую главу.

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  5. Read chapter three by Monday.

    ruК понедельнику прочтите третью главу.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
section in a book:
Русский
By meaning 3
ecclesiastical body:
section in a book:
a division of an organization:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
ecclesiastical body:
section in a book:
a division of an organization:

Origin

From Middle English chapitre, from Old French chapitre, from Latin capitulum (“a chapter o

From Middle English chapitre, from Old French chapitre, from Latin capitulum (“a chapter of a book, in Medieval Latin also a synod or council”), diminutive of caput (“a head”); see capital, capitulum, and chapiter, which are doublets of chapter.

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