quarrel
quarrel
/ˈkwɒrəl/
1 countable an angry argument or disagreement between people, often about a personal matter a family quarrel
quarrel with somebody He had had a quarrel with his brother.
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
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
bitterseriousviolent…
verb + quarrel
havepickprovoke…
quarrel + verb
break out
preposition
quarrel aboutquarrel betweenquarrel over…
phrases
have no quarrel with somebody/something
2 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.
Idioms
quarrel
/ˈkwɒrəl/
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.
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
bitterlyfiercelyviolently…
preposition
aboutoverwith…
Phrasal Verbs
Word Origin
Middle English (in the sense ‘reason for disagreement with a person’): from Old French querele, from Latin querel(l)a ‘complaint’, from queri ‘complain’.
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