Quick

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Related terms 1.4 Adverb 1.5 Noun 1.5.1 Translations 1.5.2 Related terms

English

Pronunciation

IPA: /kwɪk/

Etymology

Old English cwic (alive), from Germanic.

Adjective

Positive quick

Comparative quicker

Superlative quickest

1. Covering a distance in a short time.
   • The express train to Newcastle is very quick.
   • Synonyms - fast, speedy, rapid, swift
   • Antonyms - slow
2. Complete an action in a short time from beginning.
   • You were quick getting here.
   • Synonyms - prompt
3. Taking place over a short time.
   • That was a quick meal.
4. Fast thinking, quick-witted, intelligent, lively.
   • You have to be very quick to be able to compete in ad-lib theatrics.
5. (of temper) - easily aroused to anger, quick-tempered
6. (archaic) Alive (origin of quicklime, quicksand and quicksilver).
   • The quick and the dead.

Translations

Bulgarian: бърз m Dutch: snel, vlug, rap, kwiek ??, gezwind, gauw, haastig Finnish: nopea French: vite, rapide German: schnell (1,2,3), geschwind (1), rasch (1), schnell von Begriff (4), quicklebendig (6) Ido: rapida Interlingua: rapide Italian: svelto, rapido

Portuguese: rápido, ligeiro Romanian: rapid m, rapidă f, iute m, f Spanish: rapido Swedish: snabb (1,2,3), kvick (2,3,4) Telugu: త్వరగా (tvaragaa)

Related terms

• quick fix
• quicken
• quicklime
• quicksand
• quicksilver
• quick smart
• quickstep
• quick-witted
• wiki-wiki
• quickly
• quickie

Adverb

quick

1. (colloquial) quickly; as, to get rich quick, "Come here, quick!"

Noun

quick

1. raw or sensitive flesh, especially that underneath finger and toe nails.

Translations

• Dutch: levend vlees

Related terms

• cut to the quick Literally, to cut or clip fingernails or toenails short and close to the quick, increasing sensitivity and/or causing pain and/or drawing blood. Figuratively, to cut it close, to leave a narrow margin, to leave little room for escape, to run a risk, etc.ang:quick

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