adjective, adverb, noun
adjective (quicker, quickest)
1 done with speed; taking or lasting a short time:
She gave him a quick glance. * These cakes are very quick and easy to make. * Would you like a quick drink? * The doctor said she'd make a quick recovery. * It's quicker by train. * Are you sure this is the quickest way? * Have you finished already? That was quick! * His quick thinking saved her life. * He fired three shots in quick succession.
seealsoDOUBLEQUICK
2 ~ (to do sth) moving or doing sth fast:
a quick learner / worker * The kids were quick to learn. * She was quick (= too quick) to point out the mistakes I'd made. * Her quick hands suddenly stopped moving. * Try to be quick! We're late already. * Once again, his quick wits (= quick thinking) got him out of an awkward situation. * (AmE, informal) He's a quick study (= he learns quickly).
3 [onlybeforenoun] happening very soon or without delay:
We need to make a quick decision. * The company wants quick results. * There isn't a quick answer to this problem. -< FAST
IDIOMS
to have a quick temper to become angry easily
moreatBUCKn., DRAWn., MARKn., UPTAKE
adverb (quicker, quickest)
1 quickly; fast:
Come as quick as you can! * Let's see who can get there quickest. * It's another of his schemes to get rich quick.
2 (quick-) (in adjectives) doing the thing mentioned quickly:
quick-thinking * quick-growing
IDIOMS
(as) quick as a flash very quickly:
Quick as a flash she was at his side.
noun (the quick) [sing.] the soft, sensitive flesh that is under the fingernails:
She has bitten her nails down to the quick.
IDIOMS
cut sb to the quick to upset sb very much by doing or saying sth unkind:
His accusations cut me to the quick.
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WHICHWORD?
quick / quickly / fast
Quickly is the usual adverb from quick: I quickly realized that I was on the wrong train. * My heart started to beat more quickly.
Quick is sometimes used as an adverb in very informal language, especially as an exclamation: Come on! Quick! They'll see us! Quicker is used more often: My heart started to beat much quicker. * The quicker I get you away from here, the better.
Fast is more often used when you are talking about the speed that somebody or something moves at: How fast can a cheetah run? * Can't you drive any faster? * You're driving too quickly. * There is no word fastly.
->noteatSOON
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for quick is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
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