quick

CEFRA1

/kwɪk/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Moving or happening fast.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Taking a short time to do or complete.

Examples

  • Be quick, or you will miss the train.

  • I had to do some quick thinking.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [kʰw̥ɪk]

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Lively, fast-thinking, witty, intelligent.

  2. Occurring in a short time; happening or done rapidly.

  3. Moving with speed, rapidity or swiftness, or capable of doing so; rapid; fast.

More examples

In context

  • There's enough time for a quick snack.

  • I ran to the station – but I wasn't quick enough.

  • That was a quick meal.

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English quik, quic (“living, alive, active”), from Old English cwic (“alive”), from Proto-West Germanic *kwiku (“alive, lively quick”), from Proto-Germanic *kwikwaz (“alive, lively, quick”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós (“alive”), from *gʷeyh₃- (“to live”), *gʷeyh₃w- (“to live”). For semantic development, compare lively. Cognate with Dutch kwik, kwiek (“lively, quick”), German keck (“sassy, cheeky”), Danish kvik (“lively, quick-witted, quick”), kvæg (“cattle”), Faroese kvikur (“quick”), Icelandic kvikur (“lively, quick”), Norn kvikk, hwikk (“living, swarming, teeming”), Norwegian kvikk (“quick, lively, quick-witted”), Swedish kvick (“quick, witty”), and also (from Indo-Eur...