Meaning

4 senses

  1. (also, figuratively, intransitive)To argue fiercely; to contend; to squabble; to cease to be on friendly terms, to fall out.

    sich streiten, streiten, sich zanken

    ссо́ритьсяssóritʹsja, спо́ритьspóritʹ, руга́тьсяrugátʹsja

    сва́ритисяsvárytysja

  2. (intransitive)To find fault; to cavil.

    to quarrel with one’s lot

  3. (transitive)To argue or squabble with (someone).

  4. (intransitive, obsolete)Followed by at: to disagree with; to take offence.

More definitions
  • have a disagreement over something

Examples

264 sentences

  1. He always quarrels with his wife.

    Він завжди свариться зі своєю жінкою. — ascolto

    ruОн постоянно ссорится со своей женой. — kobylkin

    deEr streitet sich immer mit seiner Frau. — MUIRIEL

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  2. Tom and Mary quarrel almost every day.

    Том і Мері сваряться майже кожного дня. — deniko

    ruТом и Мэри ссорятся почти каждый день. — marafon

    deTom und Maria streiten sich fast jeden Tag. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  3. I had a quarrel with him over money.

    Ми посварилися з ним через гроші. — deniko

    ruМы поссорились с ним из-за денег. — shanghainese

    deIch hatte mit ihm einen Streit über Geld. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  4. The teacher intervened in the quarrel between the two students.

    Учитель утрутився у сварку між двома учнями. — tikan0

    deDer Lehrer schritt bei dem Streit der beiden Schüler ein. — Tamy

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  5. Tom and Mary quarreled.

    Том та Мері сварилися. — deniko

    ruТом и Мэри ссорились. — marafon

    deTom und Maria stritten sich. — wolfgangth

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to argue strongly, contend, squabble:
Русский
By meaning 1
to argue strongly, contend, squabble:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to argue strongly, contend, squabble:

Origin

From Middle English querelen (“to dispute, quarrel; to assert one's claims; to rebel”) [an

From Middle English querelen (“to dispute, quarrel; to assert one's claims; to rebel”) [and other forms], from querele (noun); see etymology 1. Compare Anglo-Norman, Middle French, and Old French quereler, quereller (“to argue with, dispute; to criticize; to bring a legal suit”) (modern French quereller (“to quarrel, squabble”)).

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Forms

quarrels, quarreling, quarreled, quarreled
Base formquarrel · to quarrel
3rd person singularquarrels
Present participlequarreling
Past simplequarreled / quarrelled
Past participlequarreled / quarrelled

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyquarrel
he, she, itquarrels

Past simpleLesson

all personsquarreled

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave quarreled
he, she, ithas quarreled

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill quarrel

Phrasal verbs

2 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

6 related words
Relatedquarrellerquarreler
DerivedquarrelsomeB2quarrelousquarrel outquarrel with

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

Collocations

8 patterns
  • no quarrel with
  • always quarreling with
  • always quarreling
  • quarrels with his
  • have no quarrel
  • was always quarreling
  • often quarrel
  • no quarrel

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
quantumquarantineB2quarkquarrelsomeB2quarryC1quart

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