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quick
adjective
-
quick
,
quicker
,
quickest
moving
,
acting
,
or
happening
at
high
speed
β’
The
quick
rabbit
dashed
across
the
garden
.
The
quick
rabbit
dashed
across
the
garden
.
β’
Please
be
quick
β
the
train
is
about
to
leave
!
Please
be
quick
β
the
train
is
about
to
leave
!
Old
English
quicke
β
alive
,
living
,β
later
β
lively
,
swift
,β
from
Proto-Germanic
*kwikwaz
,
related
to
Latin
vivus
β
alive
.β
adjective
-
quick
,
quicker
,
quickest
taking
only
a
short
amount
of
time
β’
She
took
a
quick
shower
before
work
.
She
took
a
quick
shower
before
work
.
β’
Let
β
s
have
a
quick
meeting
after
lunch
.
Let
β
s
have
a
quick
meeting
after
lunch
.
adjective
-
quick
,
quicker
,
quickest
able
to
think
,
understand
,
or
react
very
fast
β’
Maya
has
a
quick
mind
and
solves
puzzles
easily
.
Maya
has
a
quick
mind
and
solves
puzzles
easily
.
β’
You
must
be
quick
on
your
feet
during
debates
.
You
must
be
quick
on
your
feet
during
debates
.
adverb
-
quick
,
quicker
,
quickest
in
a
quick
way
;
quickly
(
informal
)
β’
Come
quick
or
we
β
ll
miss
the
fireworks
!
Come
quick
or
we
β
ll
miss
the
fireworks
!
β’
He
ran
quick
to
catch
the
bus
.
He
ran
quick
to
catch
the
bus
.
noun
the
sensitive
living
tissue
under
a
fingernail
or
toenail
β’
She
trimmed
her
nail
too
far
and
cut
the
quick
.
She
trimmed
her
nail
too
far
and
cut
the
quick
.
β’
The
veterinarian
warned
me
not
to
clip
the
dog
β
s
claws
past
the
quick
.
The
veterinarian
warned
me
not
to
clip
the
dog
β
s
claws
past
the
quick
.
Originally
meaning
β
alive
,
living
flesh
,β
the
noun
sense
narrowed
in
Middle
English
to
the
soft
tissue
under
the
nail
.
quickly
adverb
at
a
fast
speed
or
in
a
very
short
time
β’
The
rabbit
ran
quickly
across
the
field
to
escape
the
fox
.
The
rabbit
ran
quickly
across
the
field
to
escape
the
fox
.
β’
Please
finish
your
homework
quickly
so
we
can
watch
a
movie
.
Please
finish
your
homework
quickly
so
we
can
watch
a
movie
.
Formed
by
adding
the
adverb-forming
suffix
-ly
to
the
adjective
β
quick
β,
which
comes
from
Old
English
β
cwic
β
meaning
β
alive
β
or
β
lively
β.
Over
time
, β
quick
β
developed
the
sense
of
β
fast
β,
and
β
quickly
β
followed
with
the
meaning
β
in
a
fast
manner
β.
pound
noun
-
study
,
studying
,
studies
,
studied
,
happy
,
happier
,
happiest
a
unit
of
weight
equal
to
16
ounces
,
or
about
0
.
454
kilograms
β’
The
recipe
calls
for
one
pound
of
strawberries
.
The
recipe
calls
for
one
pound
of
strawberries
.
β’
He
lost
five
pounds
after
a
week
of
hiking
.
He
lost
five
pounds
after
a
week
of
hiking
.
From
Old
English
β
pund
,β
ultimately
from
Latin
β
pΕndo
β (
by
weight
).