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quick
What does quick mean?
quick (adjective): moving with speed, rapidity or swiftness, or capable of doing so; rapid; fast.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use quick in a sentence?
- I ran to the station – but I wasn't quick enough. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce quick?
/kwɪk/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does quick come from?
From Middle English quik, quic (“living, alive, active”), from Old English cwic (“alive”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of quick?
Words related to quick
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “quick” mean?
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
Not quite: that's what several means.
governed or governing by exact rules; observing exact rules; severe; rigorous
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moving with speed, rapidity or swiftness, or capable of doing so; rapid; fast
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closely packed or densely constituted; having much material in a small volume
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Which word is closest in meaning to “quick”?
public
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entire
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speedy
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simple
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