quarter — one of four equal parts of something
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: one of four equal parts of something
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈkwɔːrtər/
Korean meaning: 4분의 1
Korean pronunciation: 쿠워-터 (강세: 쿠워)
Example Sentences
- My boss ate three quarters of my sandwich during the meeting!
- It's quarter past midnight and my neighbor is still playing drums.
- The company's profits doubled in the last quarter.
quarter
NOUN//ˈkwɔːrtər//
one of four equal parts of something
💡 Concept
A mother cuts pizza into four equal quarters for her family
🎵 Rhyme
A quarter of water for each cup, father teaches daughter!
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/ˈkwɔːrtər/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈkwɔːtə(r)/
🌳Etymology
Rootquart
Suffix--er
Origin
라틴어 'quartarius'에서 유래되었으며, 이는 '4번째'를 의미하는 'quartus'에서 파생되었습니다. 고대 로마에서 4분의 1을 나타내는 단위로 사용되었습니다.
🎵Rhyme
waterdaughterslaughterporter
water
daughter
slaughter
porter
🔗Collocations
a quarter of
first quarter
quarter past
quarter final
three quarters
quarter back
close quarters
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My boss ate three quarters of my sandwich during the meeting!”
😄 Fun example
“It's quarter past midnight and my neighbor is still playing drums.”
“The company's profits doubled in the last quarter.”
“I found a quarter under the couch cushions.”
“The quarterback threw the ball a quarter of the field.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
fourthone-fourth25%fourth part
Antonyms
wholeentiretytotal
Related
halfthirdfractionportionsegmentquadrant
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