quick

«quick» in Mova's school dictionary: fast; doing something or happening in a short time — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (quick, quicker, quickest); adverb (quick — informal, as in «come quick»)

meaning for a pupil

1) Quick means fast; doing something or happening in a short time. tree →

2) A quick person understands or reacts fast. tree →

3) Quick can mean short and done without much time, like a quick look or a quick snack. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life «quick» is about speed and short time: «a quick shower», «Be quick!», «Quick, hide!». In safety, quick thinking can help in an emergency, but being too quick can cause accidents, so crossing roads should be careful, not rushed. In maths «a quick way» to solve a problem is a short method, and a «quick check» means estimating to see if an answer makes sense. In stories a quick fox or a quick-witted hero is fast or clever.

examples

• That was a quick lunch; we only had ten minutes. tree →
• Be quick, the bus is coming! tree →
• She is quick at mental maths. tree →
• Can I have a quick look at your book? tree →
• Cheetahs are the quickest animals on land. tree →
• He gave a quick answer without thinking. tree →
• Let's do a quick check by rounding the numbers. tree →
• Quick, close the gate before the dog gets out! tree →
• Quick, Chuchundra, or I’ll bite you!” tree →

note

Comparative «quicker», superlative «quickest». The adverb is usually «quickly» (run quickly); «come quick» is informal. «Quick» stresses short time; «fast» stresses speed, but they often swap. Old phrase «the quick and the dead» uses «quick» = alive. In maths, «quicker» means less time taken, so the smaller number of minutes is the quicker one.

In the corpora

• A scratch card is a quick lottery ticket; the "almost won" feeling is designed to make people buy another.
• How are you feeling?" Freya bursts into tears, and then it's over much quicker than she feared.
• Surprising facts deserve a quick check, whether they turn out true or false.
• Many cartoon characters, like Mickey Mouse and the Simpsons, have four fingers because it is quicker to draw and looks clearer.
• From the farm the milk travels cold in a tanker to the dairy, where a quick heating called pasteurisation kills the germs.

Trees and pragmatics

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