quarters
noun
Form of quarter , plural of quarter.
Simple meaning
The place where someone or something lives.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈkwɔɹtɚz
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
by extension
The place where someone or something lives.
plural onlyoriginally military
Housing, barracks, or other habitation or living space.
A commonly played university drinking game in North America.
Quarterfinals.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B1 · Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- General English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Housing, barracks, or other habitation or living space.
Used this way, quarters is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a military use: it belongs to service and operational language.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Clinical and technical
- Usage feel
- Technical and specialized
Where it naturally appears
- Military
- Historical writing
- News/reporting
- Technical/specialist writing
Usage note
In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use quarters
- “He found quarters for his family.”noun
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Common Patterns and Combinations
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Word Family
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Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
Common weedy European plant introduced into North America.
Housing available for people to live in.
Living quarters for personnel on a military post.
An enlisted man who handles his unit's administrative matters after hours.
Three of four equal parts.
A situation of being uncomfortably close to someone or something.
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