quickly
part of speech
adverb (quickly, more quickly, most quickly)
meaning for a pupil
1) At a fast speed: "Run quickly!" tree →
2) In a short time, soon: "The ice melted quickly." tree →
3) Without waiting: "He quickly said sorry." tree →
sense in the lessons
Interpretation: Abraham's haste to bring food to his guests is held up by the rabbis as a model of welcoming visitors eagerly. In the primary lessons: In science and maths, quickly describes rate: things that change quickly change a lot in little time. In safety: leave quickly but calmly in a fire; do not run quickly near a pool. In stories it shows speed and urgency.
examples
- And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said: 'Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes.' (Torah GEN.18.6, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Isaac said unto his son: 'How is it that thou hast found it so quickly, my son?' And he said: 'Because the LORD thy God sent me good speed.' (Torah GEN.27.20, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the LORD thy God will cast out those nations before thee by little and little; thou mayest not consume them quickly, lest the beasts of the field increase upon thee. (Torah DEU.7.22, JPS 1917) tree →
- Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said: 'Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of Imlah.' (Prophets 1KI.22.9, JPS 1917) tree →
- Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said: 'Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of Imla.' (Writings 2CH.18.8, JPS 1917) tree →
- And he answered and said unto him: 'O man of God, thus hath the king said: Come down quickly.' (Prophets 2KI.1.11, JPS 1917) tree →
- She ran quickly to the bus. tree →
- Ice melts quickly in the sun. tree →
- Finish your work quickly but carefully. tree →
- He quickly hid behind the door. tree →
- Get out quickly if the fire alarm rings. tree →
- The news spread quickly. tree →
- Germs can spread quickly in a class. tree →
- Time passes quickly when you're having fun. tree →
- Choose quickly; you are wasting time." tree →
note
"Quickly" describes a verb (how something is done); "quick" describes a noun: "a quick run", "run quickly". Opposite: slowly. Quickly is not the same as carelessly — be quick and careful.
In the corpora
- Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said: 'Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of Imlah.'
- And he answered and said unto him: 'O man of God, thus hath the king said: Come down quickly.'
- And if a man prevail against him that is alone, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
- Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said: 'Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of Imla.'
- Gardens need regular weeding, mowing and watering or they quickly grow wild.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «quickly» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.