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beat to quarters en · VERB

Etymology

See beat (“to signal beating a drum”)

Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To summon the crew of a sailing man-of-war to their stations for action against an enemy.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
beats to quarters Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
beat to quarters Tense=Past lexicographic
beaten to quarters Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
beating to quarters Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Relateds

battle stations · beat a retreat