Quick Kwɪk Make Easy Recovery Adjective Bre Gave

• 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.

quick

1. done with speed; taking or lasting a short time
• see also double quick
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• 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.
2. moving or doing something fast
• a quick learner
• 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.
• He's a quick study (= he learns quickly).
3. 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.
• a swift decision
• The government took swift action.
• a speedy recovery.
4. to be quick to understand or react in a new situation
• You can't fool him—he's always quick on the draw.
5. to be quick at pulling out a gun in order to shoot it
6. to be quick/slow to understand something
• Is he always this slow on the uptake?
7. to earn money quickly and easily
• This is a long-term project. We are not out to make a quick buck.
8. used to describe something that is usually complicated, but is being done quickly and simply in this case
• Read our quick-and-dirty guide to creating a website.
9. fast/slow in reacting to a situation
• If you’re quick off the mark in answering these questions, you could win a prize.
10. to become angry easily

Extra Examples

• I was getting quite quick at putting up fences.
• It was a mercifully quick end for those condemned to die.
• We’d better be quick.
• a really quick worker
• an extremely quick worker
• meals that are quick and easy to prepare
• He’s a very quick worker.
• It’s quicker by train.
• She was quick to point out the mistakes I’d made.
• There isn’t a quick answer to this problem.
• Try to be quick! We’re late already.

Word Origin

• Old English cwic, cwicu ‘alive, animated, alert’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kwiek ‘sprightly’ and German keck ‘saucy’, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin vivus ‘alive’ and Greek bios, zōē ‘life’.