--- title: Q — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 5 description: The 79 words of the English dictionary under Q, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Q/page/5/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / Q # Q — The English dictionary · page 5 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · [E](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/) · [F](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/) · [G](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/G/) · [H](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/H/) · [I](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/I/) · [J](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/J/) · [K](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/K/) · [L](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/L/) · [M](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/) · [N](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/N/) · [O](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/O/) · [P](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/) · [Q](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Q/) · [R](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/) · [S](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/) · [T](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/T/) · [U](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/U/) · [V](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/V/) · [W](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/W/) · [X](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/X/) · [Y](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Y/) · [Z](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Z/) [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Q/) … [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Q/page/4/) **5** **quipu** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (history) A set of knotted coloured strings used by the Inca people of South America to record numbers and information, such as how many people, animals or goods there were.[↗](../../quipu/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Incas used a quipu to count llamas.[↗](../../quipu/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Each knot on the quipu stood for a number.[↗](../../quipu/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A knot near the end of the string showed units; higher up meant tens and hundreds.[↗](../../quipu/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We made our own quipu from coloured wool.[↗](../../quipu/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Experts are still trying to work out if quipus recorded words too.[↗](../../quipu/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The quipu helped officials keep track of taxes.[↗](../../quipu/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **quirk** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A strange or unusual habit or way of behaving: «One of her quirks is wearing odd socks.».[↗](../../quirk/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A strange thing that happens by chance: «By a quirk of fate, they were born on the same day.».[↗](../../quirk/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A sudden twist or turn, like a quick curl in handwriting.[↗](../../quirk/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* One of Dad's quirks is eating cereal for dinner.[↗](../../quirk/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · By a quirk of fate, the two lost friends sat next to each other on the train.[↗](../../quirk/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The house has some quirks, like a door that opens by itself.[↗](../../quirk/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Every pet has its little quirks.[↗](../../quirk/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · English spelling is full of quirks.[↗](../../quirk/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A quirk of the rules let the team play an extra match.[↗](../../quirk/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **quit** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To quit is to stop doing something, especially a habit or activity.[↗](../../quit/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To leave a job, school, team or place.[↗](../../quit/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To close a computer program or game.[↗](../../quit/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To put down or let go of something you are holding, such as a weapon.[↗](../../quit/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Never quit when things get hard.[↗](../../quit/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He quit the football team.[↗](../../quit/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Press Escape to quit the game.[↗](../../quit/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · My grandad quit smoking years ago.[↗](../../quit/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She quit her job to travel.[↗](../../quit/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Let's call it quits and go home.[↗](../../quit/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Do not quit before you finish the puzzle.[↗](../../quit/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · O quit your sword, unbend your bow[↗](../../quit/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And if an ox gore a man or a woman, that they die, the ox shall be surely stoned, and its flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall be quit.[↗](../../quit/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.21.28, JPS 1917)[↗](../../quit/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · if he rise again, and walk abroad upon his staff, then shall he that smote him be quit; only he shall pay for the loss of his time, and shall cause him to be thoroughly healed.[↗](../../quit/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.21.19, JPS 1917)[↗](../../quit/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And Samson said unto them: 'This time shall I be quits with the Philistines, when I do them a mischief.'[↗](../../quit/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JDG.15.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../quit/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Be strong, and quit yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye be not servants unto the Hebrews, as they have been to you; quit yourselves like men, and fight.'[↗](../../quit/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1SA.4.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../quit/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") **quite** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Quite means fairly, more than a little but not very: quite good.[↗](../../quite/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Quite means completely, fully.[↗](../../quite/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* I'm not quite ready.[↗](../../quite/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* «Not quite» means almost but not right.[↗](../../quite/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* «Quite a» means a lot of, or very: quite a crowd.[↗](../../quite/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Not quite: 3.[↗](../../quite/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Not quite.[↗](../../quite/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") Look at the word «each».[↗](../../quite/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · I'm not quite finished yet.[↗](../../quite/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The film was quite funny.[↗](../../quite/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · There were quite a few people at the park.[↗](../../quite/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · You are quite right\![↗](../../quite/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · It is quite cold today, so take a jumper.[↗](../../quite/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · That was quite a long walk.[↗](../../quite/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · He was quite a practical boy.[↗](../../quite/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Are we not accounted by him strangers? for he hath sold us, and hath also quite devoured our price.[↗](../../quite/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.31.15, JPS 1917)[↗](../../quite/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Copyright infringement liability can be quite severe.[↗](../../quite/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../quite/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Quite recently, and since the completion of my translation, my attention has been drawn to a version by Isidor Kalisch, in which he has reproduced many of the valuable annotations of Meyer.[↗](../../quite/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../quite/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Thy bow is made quite bare; sworn are the rods of the word.[↗](../../quite/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets HAB.3.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../quite/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · Is it that I have no help in me, and that sound wisdom is driven quite from me?[↗](../../quite/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.6.13, JPS 1917)[↗](../../quite/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · Then Joab came to the king, and said: 'What hast thou done? behold, Abner came unto thee; why is it that thou hast sent him away, and he is quite gone?[↗](../../quite/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 2SA.3.24, JPS 1917)[↗](../../quite/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") **quitter** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (informal, negative) A person who gives up easily instead of trying hard or finishing something.[↗](../../quitter/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Someone who stops doing a habit, like a smoker who quits (neutral, rare).[↗](../../quitter/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* "I'm not a quitter," she said, and tried the puzzle again.[↗](../../quitter/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Quitters never win, and winners never quit.[↗](../../quitter/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't be a quitter — finish the race\![↗](../../quitter/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He felt like a quitter when he left the team.[↗](../../quitter/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Coach says nobody on our team is a quitter.[↗](../../quitter/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · My uncle is a happy quitter: he stopped smoking last year.[↗](../../quitter/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **quiver** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To shake slightly and quickly: «Her lip quivered.».[↗](../../quiver/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (noun) A slight trembling movement or sound.[↗](../../quiver/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (noun) A case for carrying arrows, worn on the back or hip.[↗](../../quiver/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Her lip quivered as she tried not to cry.[↗](../../quiver/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The Mole's whiskers quivered with excitement.[↗](../../quiver/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Robin Hood pulled an arrow from his quiver.[↗](../../quiver/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The leaves quivered in the breeze.[↗](../../quiver/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A quiver of fear ran down his back.[↗](../../quiver/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The plucked string quivered and hummed.[↗](../../quiver/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Across his back dangled a long fringed quiver.[↗](../../quiver/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me venison; (Torah GEN.27.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../quiver/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The quiver rattleth upon him, the glittering spear and the javelin.[↗](../../quiver/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.39.23, JPS 1917)[↗](../../quiver/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Their quiver is an open sepulchre, they are all mighty men.[↗](../../quiver/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.5.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../quiver/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · He hath caused the arrows of His quiver to enter into my reins.[↗](../../quiver/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings LAM.3.13, JPS 1917)[↗](../../quiver/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **quiz** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A quiz is a short test with questions.[↗](../../quiz/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A quiz is also a game where people or teams answer questions to win points.[↗](../../quiz/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To quiz someone is to ask them many questions.[↗](../../quiz/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The quiz has 20 questions.[↗](../../quiz/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Each right answer gets 5 points.[↗](../../quiz/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She got 3 wrong.[↗](../../quiz/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · What was her score?[↗](../../quiz/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We had a quiz on times tables today.[↗](../../quiz/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Our team won the school quiz night.[↗](../../quiz/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum quizzed me about my day.[↗](../../quiz/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher gave us a pop quiz.[↗](../../quiz/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · To think that you could not understand that you were being quizzed.[↗](../../quiz/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **quizmaster** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A quizmaster is the person who asks the questions in a quiz, keeps the score and says who has won.[↗](../../quizmaster/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Mr Patel was the quizmaster at our end-of-term quiz.[↗](../../quizmaster/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The quizmaster read out the scores after each round.[↗](../../quizmaster/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · I want to be the quizmaster next time\![↗](../../quizmaster/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The quizmaster gave a clue because no one knew the answer.[↗](../../quizmaster/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · On the TV show, the quizmaster wore a shiny suit.[↗](../../quizmaster/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Our team argued with the quizmaster about question seven.[↗](../../quizmaster/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **quoit** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A quoit is a flat ring of rope, metal or rubber that is thrown so that it lands over a peg.[↗](../../quoit/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Quoits is the game of throwing these rings at a peg.[↗](../../quoit/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The boys played quoits on the lawn.[↗](../../quoit/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He threw the quoit and it landed on the peg.[↗](../../quoit/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · At the games, the best quoit-throwers won prizes.[↗](../../quoit/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **quota** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A fixed amount or number of something that a person, group or country is allowed to have, or must reach.[↗](../../quota/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A limit on how many things can come in or be sold, for example a quota on fish that can be caught.[↗](../../quota/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (work) A target number of jobs or sales a worker must do in a set time.[↗](../../quota/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Each class has a quota of five tickets for the school play.[↗](../../quota/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Fishing boats must not catch more than their quota of cod.[↗](../../quota/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · I have reached my screen-time quota for today.[↗](../../quota/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The factory had to meet its quota of 500 bikes a week.[↗](../../quota/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum jokes that she has used up her quota of patience.[↗](../../quota/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Some countries set a quota on how many cars can be imported.[↗](../../quota/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · If each of 8 teams has a quota of 12 players, there are 96 players in all.[↗](../../quota/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **quotation** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Words copied exactly from a book, speech or person, usually shown with quotation marks.[↗](../../quotation/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "To be or not to be" is a famous quotation.[↗](../../quotation/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A price that a builder or company says a job will cost; a quote.[↗](../../quotation/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* «Quotation marks» are the signs ' ' or " " put around spoken or copied words.[↗](../../quotation/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Put quotation marks around the words the character says.[↗](../../quotation/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Find a quotation from the poem to support your answer.[↗](../../quotation/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The builder gave us a quotation of £500.[↗](../../quotation/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Which of three quotations, $120, $95 or $110, is the cheapest?[↗](../../quotation/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · That's a famous quotation from Shakespeare.[↗](../../quotation/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Write the title in quotation marks.[↗](../../quotation/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum got two quotations for fixing the roof.[↗](../../quotation/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · In giving summaries, also, I have kept closely to the text, and always translated literally the passages marked as quotations.[↗](../../quotation/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · ThetextgivesonlyRTzUAV ShUB— "currendo et redeundo," but the commentators have generally considered this to be a quotation from Ezekiel i. 14, referred to H ChIVT, the living creatures, kerubic forms.[↗](../../quotation/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../quotation/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · All the other commentaries mentioned above, together with all quotations of other expounders of the same book, contain nothing but a medley of arbitrary, mystical explanations and sophistical distortions of scriptural verses, astrological notions, oriental (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../quotation/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **quote** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To quote is to repeat the exact words someone else said or wrote.[↗](../../quote/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A quote is the exact words repeated.[↗](../../quote/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To quote a price is to say how much something will cost; a quote is that price.[↗](../../quote/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Quotes (informal) are quotation marks « " " ».[↗](../../quote/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* «Quote, unquote» is said to show you are repeating someone's words.[↗](../../quote/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Quote a line from the poem to back up your answer.[↗](../../quote/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Her favourite quote is «Be kind».[↗](../../quote/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The plumber gave us a quote of eighty pounds.[↗](../../quote/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Put the words in quotes.[↗](../../quote/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Can I quote you on that?[↗](../../quote/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Use evidence and quote the text.[↗](../../quote/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum got three quotes and chose the cheapest.[↗](../../quote/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · «Don't quote me, but I think it's tomorrow.»[↗](../../quote/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The quoted title was given to the treatise apparently because of the following passage occurring therein: (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../quote/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Barges''\*) quotes, from the Paris Cod.[↗](../../quote/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") 7()'2 the following passage, which occurs also in the Brit.[↗](../../quote/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../quote/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · According to the above quoted legendary passages, however, the Sefer Yetzirah was written by a Joseph ben Uziel, a grandson of Ben Sira.[↗](../../quote/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../quote/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **quoth** — *Early Modern English, meaning 1:* Said; a form of "say" used in old tales, with the speaker placed after it.[↗](../../quoth/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* "Oh," quoth she, "it's a wee bannock."[↗](../../quoth/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (More English Fairy Tales) · "Ho, Jock," quoth the goodwife, "here come.[↗](../../quoth/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") (More English Fairy Tales) · "Aha, it has allies," quoth the Fowl.[↗](../../quoth/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") (Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen) **quotient** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The quotient is the answer you get when you divide one number by another.[↗](../../quotient/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") The quotient of 12 and 3 is 4.[↗](../../quotient/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A quotient can also be a level or amount measured, as in «IQ» (intelligence quotient).[↗](../../quotient/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The quotient of 20 and 4 is 5.[↗](../../quotient/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Find the quotient when 56 is divided by 8.[↗](../../quotient/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The quotient is 7 and the divisor is 6.[↗](../../quotient/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · What is the dividend if the quotient is 9 and the divisor is 3?[↗](../../quotient/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · 17 ÷ 5 gives a quotient of 3 and a remainder of 2.[↗](../../quotient/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Check your quotient by multiplying it by the divisor.[↗](../../quotient/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · IQ stands for intelligence quotient.[↗](../../quotient/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Q/) … [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Q/page/4/) **5** - ← previous: [page 4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Q/page/4/) - next →: [R](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/) - ↑ back to [The English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/)