Quick means something moves or happens fast. It shows speed or short time. We use it when talking about actions or things that do not take long.
She is a quick runner.
Please give me a quick answer.
Quick here means being smart or able to think and understand things fast. We use it to describe people who learn or solve problems easily.
He is quick to learn new things.
She has a quick mind.
This meaning means something happens suddenly and does not last long. It often talks about feelings or choices that come fast and end fast.
He made a quick decision.
She felt a quick pain in her arm.
Quick as a noun means the soft, living part under a nail. It is the skin that is sensitive and can hurt if cut.
She cut the quick of her finger.
The nail grew back past the quick.
As a verb, quick means to make something move or happen faster. This use is old or rare but still found in some expressions or dialects.
They quicked the process.
She quicks the work by helping.
This old meaning of quick as a verb means to make something alive or active again. It is rarely used now but appears in old texts and religious language.
The spring quicked the dry ground.
Hope quicked their spirits.
Quick can describe nature that moves or grows fast, like streams of water or plants. It means active and moving speedily in nature.
A quick stream flows down the hill.
Quick plants cover the field.
In idioms, quick means to be smart or ready to react fast. People use it to say someone thinks or moves fast in tricky situations.
He is quick on his feet.
Be quick with your answers.
