quarrel

noun

/ˈkwɒrəl/

/ˈkwɑːrəl/

Idioms

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[countable] an angry argument or disagreement between people, often about a personal matter
- a family quarrel
- quarrel with somebody He did not mention the quarrel with his wife.
- He got involved in a quarrel with his neighbour.
- quarrel about something They had a quarrel about money.
- quarrel over something a quarrel over the ownership of a piece of land
- quarrel between A and B Were you at any time aware of a quarrel between the two of them?
- quarrel (with somebody/between A and B) (about/over something) Paul's incessant quarrels with his sisters over investments
Topics Opinion and argumentc2, Feelingsc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- bitter
- serious
- violent
- …
verb + quarrel
- have
- pick
- provoke
- …
quarrel + verb
- break out
preposition
- quarrel about
- quarrel between
- quarrel over
- …
phrases
- have no quarrel with somebody/something
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[uncountable] quarrel (with somebody/something) (especially in negative sentences) a reason for complaining about somebody/something or for disagreeing with somebody/something
- We have no quarrel with his methods.
Extra Examples
- Our quarrel is not with the people, but with their leader.
- We have no quarrel with their plans, in fact we support them.
Topics Opinion and argumentc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- bitter
- serious
- violent
- …
verb + quarrel
- have
- pick
- provoke
- …
quarrel + verb
- break out
preposition
- quarrel about
- quarrel between
- quarrel over
- …
phrases
- have no quarrel with somebody/something
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Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘reason for disagreement with a person’): from Old French querele, from Latin querel(l)a ‘complaint’, from queri ‘complain’.

Idioms

pick a fight/quarrel (with somebody)

to deliberately start a fight or an argument with somebody
- He had drunk too much and was ready to pick a fight with anyone who crossed his path.
- She tried to pick a quarrel with me.
Topics Opinion and argumentc2

quarrel

verb

/ˈkwɒrəl/

/ˈkwɑːrəl/

[intransitive]

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they quarrel	/ˈkwɒrəl/ /ˈkwɑːrəl/
he / she / it quarrels	/ˈkwɒrəlz/ /ˈkwɑːrəlz/
past simple quarrelled	/ˈkwɒrəld/ /ˈkwɑːrəld/
past participle quarrelled	/ˈkwɒrəld/ /ˈkwɑːrəld/
(US English) past simple quarreled	/ˈkwɒrəld/ /ˈkwɑːrəld/
(US English) past participle quarreled	/ˈkwɒrəld/ /ˈkwɑːrəld/
-ing form quarrelling	/ˈkwɒrəlɪŋ/ /ˈkwɑːrəlɪŋ/
(US English) -ing form quarreling	/ˈkwɒrəlɪŋ/ /ˈkwɑːrəlɪŋ/

Phrasal Verbs

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to have an angry argument or disagreement
- My sister and I used to quarrel all the time.
- quarrel with somebody He wished he hadn't quarrelled with Tania.
- quarrel about something What did you two quarrel about?
- quarrel over something We tend to quarrel over money.
- quarrel with somebody about something I didn't want to quarrel with Tyler about weekend plans.
- quarrel with somebody over something She quarrelled with her brother over their father's will.
Topics Opinion and argumentc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- bitterly
- fiercely
- violently
- …
preposition
- about
- over
- with
- …
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Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘reason for disagreement with a person’): from Old French querele, from Latin querel(l)a ‘complaint’, from queri ‘complain’.