"quarters" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkwɔɹtɚz/ [General-American], /ˈkɔɹtɚz/ [General-American], /ˈkwɔːtəz/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-quarters.ogg
Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} quarters
  1. plural of quarter. Tags: form-of, plural Form of: quarter
    Sense id: en-quarters-en-noun-Fylt1ryw

Noun

IPA: /ˈkwɔɹtɚz/ [General-American], /ˈkɔɹtɚz/ [General-American], /ˈkwɔːtəz/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-quarters.ogg
Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} quarters
  1. (plural only, military) Housing, barracks or other habitation or living space. Compare cuarto. Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Military Translations (housing, barracks): vertrekken [plural] (Dutch), Wohnraum [masculine] (German), Quartier [neuter] (German), Wonunk [feminine] (Plautdietsch), acuartelamiento [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-quarters-en-noun-MbYweoc8 Categories (other): English pluralia tantum, English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 26 1 24 24 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 1 19 2 30 19 29 Topics: government, military, politics, war Disambiguation of 'housing, barracks': 80 2 18 1
  2. (by extension) The place where someone or something lives Tags: broadly
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  3. A commonly played university drinking game in North America.
    Sense id: en-quarters-en-noun-kQT2XvW2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Plautdietsch translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 26 1 24 24 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 1 19 3 34 20 22 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 2 18 2 33 19 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Plautdietsch translations: 0 13 1 45 15 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 1 19 2 30 19 29
  4. Quarterfinals.
    Sense id: en-quarters-en-noun-icP1qjd3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 26 1 24 24 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 1 19 2 30 19 29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: beat to quarters, close quarters, cross-quarters, general quarters, living quarters, servants' quarters, sleeping quarters, three quarters, winter quarters

Verb

IPA: /ˈkwɔɹtɚz/ [General-American], /ˈkɔɹtɚz/ [General-American], /ˈkwɔːtəz/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-quarters.ogg
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} quarters
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of quarter Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: quarter
    Sense id: en-quarters-en-verb-m~SmZWF8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 26 1 24 24 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 1 19 2 30 19 29

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