Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to quarrel
Participle: quarreled; quarrelled
Gerund: quarreling; quarrelling
Indicative
Present
| I | quarrel |
| you | quarrel |
| he;she;it | quarrels |
| we | quarrel |
| you | quarrel |
| they | quarrel |
Perfect
| I | have quarreled; quarrelled |
| you | have quarreled; quarrelled |
| he;she;it | has quarreled; quarrelled |
| we | have quarreled; quarrelled |
| you | have quarreled; quarrelled |
| they | have quarreled; quarrelled |
Past
| I | quarreled; quarrelled |
| you | quarreled; quarrelled |
| he;she;it | quarreled; quarrelled |
| we | quarreled; quarrelled |
| you | quarreled; quarrelled |
| they | quarreled; quarrelled |
Pluperfect
| I | had quarreled; quarrelled |
| you | had quarreled; quarrelled |
| he;she;it | had quarreled; quarrelled |
| we | had quarreled; quarrelled |
| you | had quarreled; quarrelled |
| they | had quarreled; quarrelled |
Future
| I | will quarrel |
| you | will quarrel |
| he;she;it | will quarrel |
| we | will quarrel |
| you | will quarrel |
| they | will quarrel |
Future Perfect
| I | will have quarreled; quarrelled |
| you | will have quarreled; quarrelled |
| he;she;it | will have quarreled; quarrelled |
| we | will have quarreled; quarrelled |
| you | will have quarreled; quarrelled |
| they | will have quarreled; quarrelled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | quarrel |
| you | quarrel |
| he;she;it | quarrel |
| we | quarrel |
| you | quarrel |
| they | quarrel |
Perfect
| I | have quarreled; quarrelled |
| you | have quarreled; quarrelled |
| he;she;it | have quarreled; quarrelled |
| we | have quarreled; quarrelled |
| you | have quarreled; quarrelled |
| they | have quarreled; quarrelled |
Imperfect
| I | quarreled; quarrelled |
| you | quarreled; quarrelled |
| he;she;it | quarreled; quarrelled |
| we | quarreled; quarrelled |
| you | quarreled; quarrelled |
| they | quarreled; quarrelled |
Pluperfect
| I | had quarreled; quarrelled |
| you | had quarreled; quarrelled |
| he;she;it | had quarreled; quarrelled |
| we | had quarreled; quarrelled |
| you | had quarreled; quarrelled |
| they | had quarreled; quarrelled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would quarrel |
| you | would quarrel |
| he;she;it | would quarrel |
| we | would quarrel |
| you | would quarrel |
| they | would quarrel |
Perfect
| I | would have quarreled; quarrelled |
| you | would have quarreled; quarrelled |
| he;she;it | would have quarreled; quarrelled |
| we | would have quarreled; quarrelled |
| you | would have quarreled; quarrelled |
| they | would have quarreled; quarrelled |
Imperative
| you | quarrel |
| we | Let's quarrel |
| you | quarrel |
Verbs conjugated like 'quarrel'
annul,
bevel,
cancel,
carol,
cavil,
channel,
chisel,
compel,
control,
counsel,
court-martial,
cudgel,
decontrol,
dial,
dispel,
dowel,
drivel,
duel,
empanel,
enamel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'quarrel'
barrel,
quaere,
quarry,
quarter,
squirrel,
arret,
cartel,
fardel,
guarde,
juarez,
Additional Information
The forms with ortographic changes are used in British English, in American English the doubling of the consonant is usually omitted.
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. "angry dispute," 1340, "ground for complaint," from O.Fr.
querele, from L.
querella "complaint," from
queri "to complain, lament." Replaced O.E.
sacan. Sense of "contention between persons" is from 1572. The verb is attested from 1390 in the sense "to raise an objection;" 1530 with the meaning "to contend violently, to fall out."
Quarrelsome is from 1596.
2. From Middle English querelen (“to dispute, quarrel; to assert one's claims; to rebel”) [and other forms], from querele (noun); see etymology 1. Compare Anglo-Norman, Middle French, and Old French quereler, quereller (“to argue with, dispute; to criticize; to bring a legal suit”) (modern French quereller (“to quarrel, squabble”)). See: French '
quereller'.
Verbs referencing "quarrel"
Latin
queror, Swedish
kverulera.
Sample Sentences
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[...] ” said Aunt Chloe, delighted; “ you'll see. Lor ! to think of some of our dinners ! Yer mind dat ar great chicken pie I made when we guv de dinner to General Knox ? I and Missis, we come pretty near quarrelling about dat ar crust. What does get into ladies sometimes, I don't know; but, sometimes, when a body has de heaviest kind o ’ ’ sponsibility on ’ em, as ye may say, and is all kinder _”seris’_ and [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] they divided against a decision of the chair; but the chair won. The second time I went, the member who was speaking, being interrupted by a laugh, mimicked it, as one child would in quarrelling with another, and added, ‘that he would make honourable gentlemen opposite, sing out a little more on the other side of their mouths presently. ’ But interruptions are rare; the speaker being [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] his shrinking men and women slaves armed with his heavy whip, so he will be a coward out of doors, and carrying cowards ’ weapons hidden in his breast, will shoot men down and stab them when he quarrels ? And if our reason did not teach us this and much beyond; if we were such idiots as to close our eyes to that fine mode of training which rears up such men; should we not know that they who among [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] acuteness of feeling in me on all possible subjects, of which he and my father had no kind of understanding, and with which they could have no possible sympathy. But mother did; and so, when I had quarreled with Alfred, and father looked sternly on me, I used to go off to mother's room, and sit by her. I remember just how she used to look, with her pale cheeks, her deep, soft, serious eyes, her white [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] the children. Elise was a timid little thing; but Henry was bold and high-spirited, like his father, and he had never been brought under, in the least, by any one. He was always finding fault, and quarrelling with him; and I used to live in daily fear and dread. I tried to make the child respectful; — I tried to keep them apart, for I held on to those children like death; but it did no good. _He sold [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)