BE QUICK (OR SLOW) ON THE UPTAKE

Meaning of BE QUICK (OR SLOW) ON THE UPTAKE in English

be quick ( or slow) on the uptake

informal

be quick (or slow) to understand something.

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UPTAKE — I. | ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb Etymology: Middle English uptaken, from up + taken to take — more at take 1. obsolete …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
QUICK — I. ˈkwik adjective ( usually -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English quik, quike, from Old English cwic, cwicu; akin to Old …
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OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ON — I. (|)ȯn, (|)än, in the southeastern US sometimes (|)ōn preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, fr Old English an, …
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UPTAKE — /up"tayk'/ , n. 1. apprehension; understanding or comprehension; mental grasp: quick on the uptake. 2. an act or instance of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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QUICK — — quickness , n. /kwik/ , adj., quicker, quickest , n., adv., quicker, quickest . adj. 1. done, proceeding, or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SLOW — I. ˈslō adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English slāw; akin to Old High German slēo dull Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
QUICK — I. ˈkwik adjective Etymology: Middle English quik, from Old English cwic; akin to Old Norse kvikr living, Latin vivus living, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UPTAKE — noun Etymology: Scots uptake to understand Date: 1816 1. : understanding , comprehension quick on the uptake 2. : a …
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UPTAKE — noun understanding; apprehension. 2. uptake ·vt to take into the hand; to take up; to help. 3. uptake ·noun the …
Webster English vocab
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QUICK — noun quitch grass. 2. quick ·superl pregnant; with child. 3. quick ·superl fresh; bracing; sharp; keen. 4. quick ·superl speedy; …
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UPTAKE — [up.take] n [Sc uptake to understand] (1816) 1: understanding, comprehension "quick on the ~" 2: a flue leading upward 3: …
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SLOW — [slow] adj [ME, fr. OE slaw; akin to OHG sleo dull] (bef. 12c) 1 a: mentally dull: stupid "a ~ …
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QUICK — [quick] adj [ME quik, fr. OE cwic; akin to ON kvikr living, L vivus living, vivere to live, Gk bios, …
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UPTAKE — uptake noun BrE AmE ˈʌp teɪk ▷ uptake|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
UPTAKE — / ˈʌpteɪk; NAmE / noun [ U , sing. ] 1. uptake (of sth) the use that is made of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SLOW — / sləʊ; NAmE sloʊ/ adjective , adverb , verb ■ adjective ( slow·er , slow·est ) NOT FAST 1. not …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
QUICK — / kwɪk; NAmE / adjective , adverb , noun ■ adjective ( quick·er , quick·est ) 1. done with speed; …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UPTAKE — up ‧ take /ˈʌpteɪk/ BrE AmE noun [ Sense 1: Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: Scottish English ; Origin: uptake 'to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SLOW — I. slow 1 S2 W2 /sləʊ $ sloʊ/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative slower , superlative slowest ) [ Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
QUICK — I. quick 1 S1 W2 /kwɪk/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative quicker , superlative quickest ) [ Language: Old English …
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OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ON — I. on 1 S1 W1 /ɒn $ ɑːn, ɒːn/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 . ON …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UPTAKE — n. 1 colloq. understanding; comprehension (esp. quick or slow on the uptake). 2 the act or an instance of taking …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SLOW — adj., adv., & v. --adj. 1 a taking a relatively long time to do a thing or cover a distance …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
QUICK — adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1 taking only a short time (a quick worker). 2 arriving after a short time, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UPTAKE — n. 1 colloq. understanding; comprehension (esp. quick or slow on the uptake). 2 the act or an instance of taking …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SLOW — adj., adv., & v. adj. 1 a taking a relatively long time to do a thing or cover a distance …
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QUICK — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 taking only a short time (a quick worker). 2 arriving after a short time, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
UPTAKE — n.1 colloq. understanding; comprehension (esp. quick or slow on the uptake). 2 the act or an instance of taking up.
Oxford English vocab
SLOW — adj., adv., & v. --adj. 1. a taking a relatively long time to do a thing or cover a distance …
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QUICK — adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1. taking only a short time (a quick worker). 2 arriving after a short time, …
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OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Oxford English vocab
UPTAKE — 1. A person’s uptake of something is the amount of it that they use. ( TECHNICAL ) The drug increases …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SLOW — ( slower, slowest, slows, slowing, slowed) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
QUICK — ( quicker, quickest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Someone or something …
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OR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use or to link two …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ON — The preposition is pronounced /ɒn/. The adverb and the adjective are pronounced /ɒn/. Frequency: The word is one of the …
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UPTAKE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES quick on the uptake (= able to understand quickly what someone is saying ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SLOW — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a car slows down ▪ The car slowed down and stopped outside our house. …
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QUICK — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a brief/quick comment ▪ I just want to make a very brief comment. a …
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UPTAKE — [noun] [U] [specialized] - the rate or act of taking something inPlants in their growth stage generally exhibit an increased …
Cambridge English vocab
SLOW — [verb]To slow is to reduce speed or activity.All the cars have to slow at the bend. [I]The traffic slowed to …
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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SLOW — adj. slow up slow down slow coach slow witted
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SLOW — adj. Function: adjective 1 Synonyms: RETARDED , backward, dim-witted, dull, feebleminded, half-witted, imbecile, moronic, simple, slow-witted Related Words: limited; ||dunch …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
QUICK — n. quick lunch quick sighted quick tempered quick witted
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QUICK — n. Function: adjective 1 Synonyms: FAST 3, breakneck, expeditious, expeditive, fleet, harefooted, hasty, rapid, speedy, swift Related Words: agile, brisk, …
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QUICK — I. adjective 1. Synonyms: fast 3, breakneck, expeditious, expeditive, fleet, harefooted, hasty, rapid, speedy, swift Related Word: agile, brisk, nimble; …
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SLOW — adjective 1. Synonyms: retarded , backward, dim-witted, dull, feebleminded, half-witted, imbecile, moronic, simple, slow-witted Related Word: limited; ||dunch 2. moving, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
SLOW — I. verb ADVERB ▪ considerably , dramatically , markedly , noticeably , sharply , significantly ▪ Sales have ~ed down …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
UPTAKE — • ↑ be quick on the uptake
Longman Activator English vocab
SLOW — INDEX: 1. moving slowly or doing something slowly 2. happening or changing slowly 3. to do something slowly 4. to …
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QUICK — n. 25B6; adjective a quick worker : FAST, swift, rapid, speedy, high-speed, expeditious, brisk, smart; lightning, whirlwind, fast-track, breakneck, whistle-stop; …
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