quick (kwɪk
)
Definitions
adjective
- (of an action, movement, etc) performed or occurring during a comparatively short time ⇒
a quick move
- lasting a comparatively short time; brief ⇒
a quick flight
- accomplishing something in a time that is shorter than normal ⇒
a quick worker
- characterized by rapidity of movement; swift or fast ⇒
a quick walker
- immediate or prompt ⇒
a quick reply
- (postpositive) eager or ready to perform (an action) ⇒
quick to criticize
- responsive to stimulation; perceptive or alert; lively ⇒
a quick eye
- eager or enthusiastic for learning ⇒
a quick intelligence
- easily excited or aroused ⇒
a quick temper
- skilfully swift or nimble in one's movements or actions; deft ⇒
quick fingers
- archaic
- alive; living
- (as noun) living people (esp in the phrase the quick and the dead)
- archaic or dialect lively or eager ⇒
a quick dog
- (of a fire) burning briskly
- composed of living plants ⇒
a quick hedge
- dialect (of sand) lacking firmness through being wet
- See quick with child
noun
- any area of living flesh that is highly sensitive to pain or touch, esp that under a toenail or fingernail or around a healing wound
- the vital or most important part (of a thing)
- short for quickset (sense 1)
- See cut someone to the quick
adverb
informal- in a rapid or speedy manner; swiftly
- soon ⇒
I hope he comes quick
exclamation
- a command requiring the hearer to perform an action immediately or in as short a time as possible
Alternative Forms
ˈquickly adverb ˈquickness nounWord Origin
Old English cwicu living; related to Old Saxon quik, Old High German queck, Old Norse kvikr alive, Latin vīvus alive, Greek bios lifeSynonyms
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Translations
- British English:
quick
Someone or something that is quick moves or does things with great speed.You'll have to be quick.kwɪk ADJECTIVE You'll have to be quick.
- Spanish:
rápido
adj rápida
- French:
rapide
adj
- German:
schnell
adv
- Chinese: 快的 adj
- Arabic: سَرِيع adj
- Portuguese: rápido adj rápida
- Russian: быстрый adj быстрая
- Croatian: brz adj brza
- Czech: rychlý adj
- Danish: hurtig adj
- Dutch: snel adj
- Finnish: nopea adj
- Greek: γρήγορος adj γρήγορα
- Italian: veloce adj
- Japanese: 素早い adj
- Korean: 빠른 adj
- Norwegian: kvikk adj
- Polish: szybki adj szybka
- Brazilian Portuguese: rápido adj rápida
- European Spanish:
rápido
adj rápida
- Swedish: snabb adj snabbt
- Thai: รวดเร็ว adj
- Turkish: çabuk adj
- Vietnamese: nhanh adj
Usage examples
A diary, which at a quick glance she could tell was personal.
, THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS (2002)Go to this section This Week In the Garden If you have lily bulbs, Tony Venison's advice is to get them in quick.
Country Life (2005)But landlords would also be given quick redress where tenancy agreements are abused.
Irish Times (2002)But Fletcher was quick to praise his performance here and his potential.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Thankfully a quick inspection of the keel revealed minimal damage.
, FATAL STORM (2001)