quart

CEFRC1

/kwɔːt/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A unit of liquid measure equal to about one liter.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A fourth; a quarter; hence, a region of the earth.

Examples

  • I drank a quart of water in three minutes.

  • Two pints are equal to a quart.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • /kɔɹt/
  • /kwoːt/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Four successive cards of the same suit.

  2. A unit of liquid capacity equal to two pints; one-fourth (quarter) of a gallon. Equivalent to 1.136 liters in the UK and 0.946 liter (liquid quart) or 1.101 liters (dry quart) in the U.S.

  3. The fourth defensive position; quarte.

More examples

In context

  • I want a quart of milk.

  • A tierce major is good against any other tierce; a quart minor is good against a tierce major.

  • Carrados ought to have won the point and divided tricks, leaving his opponent a minor quart and a solitary trio—about 15 on the hand. By a careless discard he threw away both chances and the final score stood at 205-112.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The container held exactly one blank of liquid, which is equal to two pints.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English quart, quarte, from Old French quarte, carte, from Latin quartus (“one-fourth”). Cognate with Spanish cuarto (“quarter; room, quarters”).