quartered
past simple and past participle ofquarter
| 单词 | quartered |
| 释义 | quartered past simple and past participle ofquarter quarter verb uk/ˈkwɔː.tər/us/ˈkwɔːr.t̬ɚ/quarterverb(CUT INTO FOUR)[Toften passive] tocutsomething into fourparts Separating and dividing
quarterverb(SOLDIER)[Tusually passive,+ adv/prep] tosendsomeone,especiallysoldiers, tolivein aplace: Thesoldierswere quartered with(= theylivedwith)localpeopleduring thewar. to accommodate someone
Accommodating people
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