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quick

/kwɪk/

quick frozen

quickadjective

quicker

Comp.

quickest

Super.

/kwɪk/

Translations

быстрый

He is a quick runner.

Он быстрый бегун.

скорыйОбычно о реакции, ответе, помощи.

She gave a quick response.

Она дала скорый ответ.

проворныйО движениях и действиях.

The cat is quick and agile.

Кошка проворная и ловкая.

сообразительныйО человеке, быстро понимающем новое.

He is quick to grasp new concepts in mathematics.

Он сообразительный и быстро усваивает новые понятия в математике.

Additional translations

оперативныйО реакции, помощи, работе; деловой стиль.

живойУстар., книжн.; обычно в выражении 'the quick and the dead'.

шустрыйРазг.; о человеке, ребёнке или животном, быстро и ловко двигающемся.

мгновенныйО действии или реакции без заметной задержки.

Definitions

Moving fast or doing something in a short time.

She made a quick decision to leave the party early.

Prompt to understand, think, or learn; intelligent.

He is quick to grasp new concepts in mathematics.

Occurring with little or no delay.

The quick response from the emergency services saved lives.

Alive; living (now chiefly in idioms or archaic usage).

The phrase "the quick and the dead" contrasts those who are alive with those who have passed away.

Pregnant and able to feel fetal movement; in the stage of pregnancy when the fetus is felt to stir (archaic, chiefly in the phrase "quick with child").

In many old statutes, a woman who was quick with child could not be executed.

Synonyms

Antonyms

quickadverb

/kwɪk/

Used informally as an adverb meaning "quickly".

Translations

быстро

She moved quick across the room.

Она быстро прошла через комнату.

Additional translations

скорееРазг.; при побуждении к немедленному действию.

Definitions

Quickly; at a rapid pace or without delay (informal).

Come quick or we'll miss the bus.

Synonyms

without delay

quicknoun

quicks

/kwɪk/

Translations

живая тканьАнат.

She accidentally cut into the quick while trimming her nails, causing a sharp pain.

Она случайно задела живую ткань, подстригая ногти, и почувствовала резкую боль.

Additional translations

живыеКнижн., библ.

живое местоФигурально.

Definitions

A sensitive area of flesh, especially under a fingernail or toenail.

She accidentally cut into the quick while trimming her nails, causing a sharp pain.

(usually preceded by "the") Living people; those who are alive.

The sermon spoke of the resurrection of the quick and the dead.

The most sensitive or vital part of something; the very core.

Her words cut him to the quick.

Synonyms

flesh

living flesh

sensitive flesh

the living

living people

quickverb

quicked

Past Simple

quicked

Past Participle

quicking

Gerund

Archaic, rare: chiefly intransitive, meaning “to quicken; to come to life or revive”.

Translations

оживать

The seed quicked and sent up a tender shoot.

Семя ожило и пустило нежный росток.

Additional translations

оживлятьУстар., редко; переходное значение.

Definitions

(archaic) To come to life or make alive; to quicken or revive.

The seed quicked and sent up a tender shoot.

Synonyms

speed up

quickinterjection

Used as a standalone exclamation to urge rapid action.

Translations

скорейПобуждение к немедленному действию.

Quick! Get inside before the storm hits.

Скорей! Заходите внутрь, пока не начнётся буря.

Additional translations

живоРазг., приказ.

Definitions

An exclamation urging someone to act or move swiftly.

Quick! Get inside before the storm hits.

Synonyms

Hurry!

Hurry up!

Now!

Come on!

Make haste!

Get a move on!

Move!

Step on it!

Shake a leg!