noun

quart

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noun

A unit of liquid measure equal to a quarter of a gallon, or two pints.

"He bought a quart of milk from the corner shop."

"The recipe needs a quart of stock."

How to Use Quart

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA measurement of volume, equal to two pints.

UK vs US

A UK quart (1.14 liters) is slightly larger than a US quart (0.95 liters), since the two countries use different gallon sizes.

Easily confused with

quark → quarter →

Word Forms

more quart comparative, more quart comparative, more quart comparative, quarted past tense, quarts plural, quarts singular, most quart superlative, most quart superlative, most quart superlative

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He bought a _____ of milk from the corner shop.

Etymology

From Old French quarte, from Latin quartus, "fourth" — a quart being a quarter of a gallon.