quart
A unit of liquid capacity equal to two pintsA unit of liquid capacity equal to two pints; one-fourth (quarter) of a gallon. Equivalent to 1.136 liters in the UK and 0.946 liter (liquid quart) or 1.101 liters (dry quart) in the U.S.
» I want a quart of milk.
Meaning
5 sensesA unit of liquid capacity equal to two pints; one-fourth (quarter) of a gallon. Equivalent to 1.136 liters in the UK and 0.946 liter (liquid quart) or 1.101 liters (dry quart) in the U.S.
Quart
ква́ртаkvárta
ква́ртаkvárta
a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 pints or 1.136 liters
Four successive cards of the same suit.
The fourth defensive position; quarte.
(obsolete)A fourth; a quarter; hence, a region of the earth.
(obsolete, uncountable)Safety, soundness; health.
Examples
11 sentencesI want a quart of milk.
Two pints are equal to a quart.
ruДве пинты равняются одной кварте.
I would like a quart of milk.
Pare, core and slice two quarts of apples.
I drank a quart of water in three minutes.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English quart, quarte, from Old French quarte, carte, from Latin quartus (“oneFrom Middle English quart, quarte, from Old French quarte, carte, from Latin quartus (“one-fourth”). Cognate with Spanish cuarto (“quarter; room, quarters”).
From Middle English quarte, querte, from Old Norse kyrt, *kvirt, neuter of Old Norse kyrr, kvirr (“quiet, still, peaceful”), from Proto-Germanic *kwerruz (“calm, satisfied, pacified”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₂- (“heavy”). Cognate with Scots quert, quart (“alive, in good health, sound”), Scots querty (“vivacious, active, in good spirits”), Danish kvær (“quiet”), Norwegian Nynorsk kvar, kvær, kverr (“still, quiet”), Icelandic kyrr (“still, calm, unmoving”).
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Forms
plural: quartsSynonyms
1 synonyms- a United States dry unit equal to 2 pints or 67.2 cubic inches:dry quart