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qual • i • fy / ' kwalafai / verb ( qual - i - fies , qual i - fy - ing , qual - i - fied , has qual - i fied )

to get the right knowledge, skill, and training so that you can do something

These courses will qualify you to teach music.

to have or give someone the right to have or do something

You have to be a Texas resident to qualify for the scholarship.

qual .i .ty Ф / 'kwabti/ noun

( plural qual - i . ties )

[ noncount ] how good or bad something is The quality of her work is excellent.

This furniture isn't very good quality .

[ count ] something that is part of a person's character Vicky has all the qualities of a good manager.

quan .ti .ty © /1-wan tot i / noun [ count ] ( plural quan - ti . ties )

how much of something there is I only bought a small quantity of cheese.

—SYNONYM amount

quar • an • tine / ' kworantin / noun [noncount]

( HEALTH ) a period of time when a person or an animal is kept away from others so that they or it cannot pass on a disease

The dog was kept in quarantine for six months.

quar • rel1 / ' kworal / noun [ count ]

an argument or a disagreement with someone He had a quarrel with his wife about money.

—SYNONYM argument

quar • rel 2 / ' kworal / verb ( quar - rels , quar - rel ing , quar - reled )

to argue or disagree with someone He quarreled with his wife about money. The children are always quarreling.

—SYNONYM argue

quar • ry / ' kwori / noun [ count ] ( plural quar - ries )

a place where people cut stone, sand, etc. out of the ground

quart / kwort / noun [ count ] ( abbreviation qt. )

a measure of liquid (= 0.94 liters). There are two pints in a quart and four quarts in a gallon a quart of milk

quar .ter © / 'kwortor/ noun [count ]

( MATH ) one of four equal parts of something; У4 a mile and a quarter

Cut the apple into quarters.

fifteen minutes before or after every hour It's quarter after two.

I'll meet you at a quarter past. It's quarter to nine.

I'll meet you outside the restaurant at a quarter of seven.

a coin that is worth 25 cents

The parking meter only takes quarters.

Look at the picture at money .

three months

You get a gas bill every quarter.

one of the four parts that the academic year is divided into at many schools and colleges

Report cards come out at the end of each quarter.

( SPORTS ) one of four equal time periods in a game of football or basketball

The Eagles were leading 14-3 at the end of the first quarter.

quar • ter • back / ' kwortarbrek / noun [ count ]

( SPORTS ) the player on a football team who tells the other players what to do and throws the ball to them

quar • tet / kwor ' tet / noun [ count ]

( MUSIC ) a group of four people who play music or sing together a string quartet

Look at trio .

queen © / kwin/ noun [ count ]

( POLITICS ) a woman from a royal family who rules a country

Queen Elizabeth II (= the second )

the wife of a king

quench / kwentf / verb ( quench -es,quench - ing ,quenched ) quench your thirst

to drink as much as you need so that you stop feeling thirsty

que • ry1 / ' kwiri/ noun [ count ] ( plural que . ries )

a question

Contact our office with any queries. que • ry 2 / ' kwiri / verb ( que . ries , que . ry . ing , que . ried )

to ask a question about something that you think is wrong I queried the invoice but the company said it was correct.

ques .tion 1 © / i-wrst/on/ noun [count ]

something that you ask