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{
"term": "quick",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "done with speed; taking or lasting a short time",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a **quick look/check/search**"
},
{
"text": "She gave him a **quick glance**."
},
{
"text": "Let's **take a quick break**."
},
{
"text": "There's no **quick fix** for this problem."
},
{
"text": "Just a **quick note** to say thanks for lunch yesterday."
},
{
"text": "Let me just ask one **quick question**."
},
{
"text": "Thanks for the **quick response**."
},
{
"text": "These cakes are very **quick and easy** to make."
},
{
"text": "Do you want to grab a quick coffee?"
},
{
"text": "It's quicker by train."
},
{
"text": "Are you sure this is the quickest way?"
},
{
"text": "Have you finished already? That was quick!"
},
{
"text": "His quick thinking saved her life."
},
{
"text": "He fired three shots **in quick succession**."
}
],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "seem", "become"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
"preposition": ["at"],
"phrases": ["quick and easy"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "moving or doing something fast",
"sensetop": "quick to do something",
"labels": "(North American English, informal)",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a quick learner"
},
{
"text": "The kids were quick to learn.",
"contextForm": "quick to do something"
},
{
"text": "She was **quick** *(= too quick)* **to point out** the mistakes I'd made."
},
{
"text": "Don't be too quick to dismiss science fiction."
},
{
"text": "Don't be so quick to judge unless you know all the facts."
},
{
"text": "Her quick hands suddenly stopped moving."
},
{
"text": "Try to **be quick**! We're late already."
},
{
"text": "Once again, his **quick wits** *(= ability to think quickly)* got him out of an awkward situation."
},
{
"text": "He's a **quick study** *(= he learns quickly)*."
},
{
"text": "I was getting quite quick at decorating."
},
{
"text": "We'd better be quick."
},
{
"text": "He's a very quick worker."
}
],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "seem", "become"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
"preposition": ["at"],
"phrases": ["quick and easy"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "happening very soon or without delay",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "We need to make a quick decision."
},
{
"text": "The company wants quick results."
},
{
"text": "The doctor said she'd make a quick recovery."
}
],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "seem", "become"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
"preposition": ["at"],
"phrases": ["quick and easy"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to be quick to understand or react in a new situation",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "You can't fool him—he's always quick on the draw."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to be quick at pulling out a gun in order to shoot it",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to be quick/slow to understand something",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Is he always this slow on the uptake?"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to become angry easily",
"examples": [],
"topics": ["Feelings"]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to earn money quickly and easily",
"labels": "(informal, often disapproving)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "This is a long-term project. We are not out to make a quick buck."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "used to describe something that is usually complicated, but is being done quickly and simply in this case",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Read our quick-and-dirty guide to creating a website."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "fast/slow in reacting to a situation",
"examples": [
{
"text": "If you’re quick off the mark in answering these questions, you could win a prize."
},
{
"text": "The government was slow off the mark in responding to the crisis."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/kwɪk/",
"audio": "qu/quick/quick__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/kwɪk/",
"audio": "qu/quick/quick__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "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’."
}