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quarterfinal

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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1

noun

Meaning 1

One of the four competitions in a knockout tournament whose winners go on to play in the two semifinals.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A competition that narrows a field of contestants (quarterfinalists) to a set of semifinalists, for a subsequent final.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: general

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

one of the four competitions in an elimination tournament whose winners go on to play in the semifinals

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: match

History

Etymology

From quarter + final.

Across languages

Translations

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: çerekfinale — competition in a tournament whose winners go on to play in the two semifinals
  • Azerbaijani: dörddə bir final — competition in a tournament whose winners go on to play in the two semifinals
  • Bulgarian: четвъртфинал (četvǎrtfinal) — competition in a tournament whose winners go on to play in the two semifinals
  • Chinese Mandarin: 四分之一決賽 /四分之一决赛 (sìfēnzhīyījuésài) — competition in a tournament whose winners go on to play in the two semifinals
  • Chinese Mandarin: 八強 /八强 (bāqiáng) — competition in a tournament whose winners go on to play in the two semifinals
  • Czech: čtvrtfinále — competition in a tournament whose winners go on to play in the two semifinals
  • Danish: kvartfinale — competition in a tournament whose winners go on to play in the two semifinals
  • Dutch: kwartfinale — competition in a tournament whose winners go on to play in the two semifinals
  • Finnish: puolivälierä — competition in a tournament whose winners go on to play in the two semifinals
  • Finnish: neljännesfinaali — competition in a tournament whose winners go on to play in the two semifinals
  • French: quart de finale — competition in a tournament whose winners go on to play in the two semifinals
  • Galician: cuartos de final — competition in a tournament whose winners go on to play in the two semifinals
  • Georgian: მეოთხედფინალი (meotxedpinali) — competition in a tournament whose winners go on to play in the two semifinals
  • German: Viertelfinale — competition in a tournament whose winners go on to play in the two semifinals
  • Greek: προημιτελικός (proïmitelikós) — competition in a tournament whose winners go on to play in the two semifinals
  • Hungarian: negyeddöntő — competition in a tournament whose winners go on to play in the two semifinals
  • Italian: quarto di finale — competition in a tournament whose winners go on to play in the two semifinals
  • Japanese: 準準決勝 (junjunkesshō) — competition in a tournament whose winners go on to play in the two semifinals
  • Japanese: 八強 (hakkyō) — competition in a tournament whose winners go on to play in the two semifinals
  • Korean: 준준결승 (junjun'gyeolseung) — competition in a tournament whose winners go on to play in the two semifinals
  • Korean: 팔강 (palgang) — competition in a tournament whose winners go on to play in the two semifinals
  • Latin: quarterfinale — competition in a tournament whose winners go on to play in the two semifinals
  • Latin: quarterfinalis — competition in a tournament whose winners go on to play in the two semifinals
  • Persian: یکچهارم نهایی (yek-čahârom-e nahâyi) — competition in a tournament whose winners go on to play in the two semifinals
  • Polish: ćwierćfinał — competition in a tournament whose winners go on to play in the two semifinals
  • Portuguese: quartas de final — competition in a tournament whose winners go on to play in the two semifinals
  • Portuguese: quartos de final — competition in a tournament whose winners go on to play in the two semifinals
  • Russian: четвертьфина́л (četvertʹfinál) — competition in a tournament whose winners go on to play in the two semifinals
  • Spanish: cuartos de final — competition in a tournament whose winners go on to play in the two semifinals
  • Swahili: robo fainali — competition in a tournament whose winners go on to play in the two semifinals
  • Swedish: kvartsfinal — competition in a tournament whose winners go on to play in the two semifinals
  • Turkish: çeyrek final — competition in a tournament whose winners go on to play in the two semifinals
  • Ukrainian: чвертьфіна́л (čvertʹfinál) — competition in a tournament whose winners go on to play in the two semifinals
  • Vietnamese: tứ kết — competition in a tournament whose winners go on to play in the two semifinals
Real reading context

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