Meaning

26 senses
  1. A fourth part of something.

    (broadly, countable, uncountable)Each of four equal parts into which something can be divided; a fourth part.

    I ate a quarter of the pizza.

    Viertel

    че́твертьčétvertʹ, четвёртая

    чвертьčvertʹ

    one of four periods into which the school year is divided

  2. (countable, historical, uncountable)A measure of capacity used chiefly for grain or coal, varying greatly in quantity by time and location.

  3. (countable, uncountable)A fourth part of a pound; approximately 113 grams.

    a fourth part of a year; three months

  4. (countable, historical, uncountable)A measure of length; originally a fourth part of an ell, now chiefly a fourth part of a yard.

  5. (countable, historical, uncountable)A fourth part of the night; one of the watches or divisions of the night.

  6. (countable, uncountable)A fourth part of the year; 3 months; a term or season.

  7. (countable, uncountable)A fourth part of an hour; a period of fifteen minutes, especially with reference to the quarter before or after the hour.

    a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour

  8. (countable, historical, uncountable)A fourth part of a hundredweight.

    the rear part of a ship

  9. (countable, uncountable)A fourth part of a coat of arms, or the charge on it, larger than a canton and normally on the upper dexter side, formed by a perpendicular line from the top meeting a horizontal line from the side.

  10. (Canada, US, countable, uncountable)A quarter-dollar, divided into 25 cents; the coin of that value minted in the United States or Canada.

    Vierteldollar

    четверта́кčetverták

    четверта́кčetverták

    a United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar

  11. (countable, uncountable)One of four equal periods into which a game is divided.

    (football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided

  12. (countable, historical, uncountable)A quarter of an acre or 40 roods.

    a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)

Examples

308 sentences
  1. It's quarter to eight now.

    Зараз чверть на восьму.

    ruСейчас без четверти восемь.

    deEs ist jetzt Viertel vor acht.

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  2. It's a quarter to two.

    Зараз чверть на другу.

    ruСейчас без пятнадцати два.

    deEs ist Viertel vor zwei.

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  3. It happened at a quarter past eleven.

    Це трапилося об одинадцятій п'ятнадцять.

    ruЭто произошло в одиннадцать пятнадцать.

    deEs ist um Viertel nach elf passiert.

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  4. I have my supper at a quarter past seven.

    Я вечеряю о чверті по сьомій.

    ruЯ ужинаю в семь пятнадцать.

    deIch esse um 19:15 Uhr zu Abend.

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  5. It's a quarter past eight.

    Зараз чверть по восьмій.

    ruСейчас четверть девятого.

    deEs ist Viertel nach acht.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 4
period of three months:
one of four equal parts — see also one-fourth:
coin worth 25 cents:
section of a town:
Русский
By meaning 3
period of three months:
one of four equal parts — see also one-fourth:
coin worth 25 cents:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
period of three months:
one of four equal parts — see also one-fourth:
coin worth 25 cents:
section of a town:

Origin

From Middle English quarter, from Anglo-Norman quarter, from Latin quartarius, from quartu

From Middle English quarter, from Anglo-Norman quarter, from Latin quartarius, from quartus. Compare Spanish cuarto (“room, quarters; quarter”). Doublet of quartier.

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