quart

«quart» in Mova's school dictionary: a unit for measuring liquids, equal to a quarter of a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a quart, quarts)

meaning for a pupil

1) A quart is a unit for measuring liquids, equal to a quarter of a gallon, or two pints; it is used mainly in the USA and was used in the UK in the past. tree →

2) «You can't fit a quart into a pint pot» (UK saying) means you cannot fit too much into too small a space. tree →

sense in the lessons

In maths lessons about measures and converting units, especially in the USA, pupils learn: 2 pints = 1 quart, 4 quarts = 1 gallon. A US quart is a little under a litre (about 0.95 litres); an old British (imperial) quart is bigger, about 1.14 litres, because British pints are bigger. Milk and ice cream in the USA come in quart cartons. Phrases: a quart of milk, quarts and gallons.

examples

• Mum bought a quart of milk at the store. tree →
• There are four quarts in a gallon. tree →
• Two pints make one quart. tree →
• A quart is about the same as a litre, but a bit less in the US. tree →
• How many quarts are in three gallons? tree →
• The recipe needs a quart of chicken stock. tree →
• Grandma still talks about a quart of milk. tree →
• You can't fit a quart into a pint pot. tree →

note

Countable: a quart, quarts. Pronounced «kwort». The name comes from «quarter» because it is a quarter of a gallon. Maths: 1 gallon = 4 quarts = 8 pints. Trap: US and UK quarts are different sizes, so check which one the problem means; most countries use litres instead. Do not confuse with «quartz» (a mineral) or «quarter».

In the corpora

• moins means minus: cinq heures moins le quart is quarter to five, cinq heures moins dix is ten to five.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «quart» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.