quick

Визначення

1. Прикметник

   Moving fast.

   Приклади

   • I ran to the station, but I wasn't quick enough.
   • He's a quick runner.
   ≈fast
2. Прикметник

   Done in a short time.

   Приклади

   • That was a quick meal.
   • We need a quick decision before the offer ends.
   ≈ready≈brief
3. Прикметник

   Fast-thinking and clever.

   Приклади

   • You have to be very quick to do improv comedy.
   • She gave a quick, witty reply that made everyone laugh.
   ≈bright
4. Прикметник

   Mentally sharp and alert.

   Приклади

   • My father is old but he still has a quick wit.
   • She has a quick mind for solving puzzles.
5. Прикметник

   Getting angry easily.

   Приклади

   • She has a very quick temper.
   • He gets quick-tempered when he is tired.
   ≈hotheaded≈rattish≈short-tempered≈snippish≈snippy
6. Прикметник

   In old-fashioned use, alive.

   Приклади

   • The doctor checked if the patient was still quick.
   • In the old story, the dead walked among the quick.
   ≈extant
7. Прикметник

   In old-fashioned use, of a baby, moving in the womb.

   Приклади

   • The midwife said the baby was quick at eighteen weeks.
   • She felt the child quick within her for the first time.
8. Прикметник

   In old-fashioned use, pregnant, or full of strong feeling.

   Приклади

   • She was quick with child.
   • The doctor said she was quick, as the baby moved for the first time.
   ≈expecting
9. Прикметник

   In old-fashioned use, flowing and fresh, not still.

   Приклади

   • A quick stream ran beside the meadow all winter.
   • The pond was still, but the brook stayed quick all year.
   ≈running
10. Прикметник

    In old-fashioned use, burning easily.

    Приклади

    • Sparks flew through the quick, dry brush.
    • The kindling was quick and caught fire in seconds.