Quick+to+understand

  • 1quick on the uptake — {adj. phr.} Smart; intelligent. * /Eleanor is very witty and quick on the uptake./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 2quick on the uptake — {adj. phr.} Smart; intelligent. * /Eleanor is very witty and quick on the uptake./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 3quick — [kwik] adj. [ME quik, lively, alive < OE cwicu, living: see BIO ] 1. Archaic living; alive 2. a) rapid; swift [a quick walk] b) done with promptness; prompt [a quick reply] c) …

    English World dictionary

  • 4quick-witted — adj able to think and understand things quickly ≠ ↑slow witted ▪ Toby was quick witted and entertaining. ▪ a quick witted reply …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 5quick/slow off the mark — quick or slow to act or to understand something As soon as the opportunity arose, he was quick off the mark in exploiting it. I was slow off the mark [=I did not act quickly] and missed my chance. • • • Main Entry: ↑mark …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 6quick — quick1 W2S1 [kwık] adj comparative quicker superlative quickest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(short time)¦ 2¦(fast)¦ 3¦(no delay)¦ 4¦(clever)¦ 5 be quick 6 be quick to do something 7 quick fix 8 have a quick …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 7quick — 1 /kwIk/ adjective 1 SHORT TIME continuing or existing for only a short time: I just have to make a quick phone call. | John had a quick meal and then went out again. | That was quick! I thought you d be another hour. 2 FAST moving or happening… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 8quick — quickness, n. /kwik/, adj., quicker, quickest, n., adv., quicker, quickest. adj. 1. done, proceeding, or occurring with promptness or rapidity, as an action, process, etc.; prompt; immediate: a quick response. 2. that is over or completed within… …

    Universalium

  • 9quick — quick1 [ kwık ] adjective *** 1. ) able to move fast or do something fast: He s surprisingly quick for such a big man. a quick worker a ) able to understand things very easily: a quick learner 2. ) done or happening in a short time: He took a… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 10quick — I UK [kwɪk] / US adjective Word forms quick : adjective quick comparative quicker superlative quickest *** 1) a) able to move fast or do something fast He s surprisingly quick for such a big man. a quick worker b) able to understand things very… …

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