Meaning & use
quart
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Meanings
nouncountable
A unit of liquid volume equal to a quarter of a gallon, about 0.95 liters in the US system.
Grammar: Countable; use 'a quart' or 'quarts'. You can say 'a quart of milk' or 'two quarts of milk'.
Patterns
- a quart of something
- two quarts of something
She bought a quart of milk at the store.
The recipe calls for two quarts of water.
He poured a quart of oil into the engine.
nouncountable
A container that holds one quart of liquid.
Grammar: Countable; often used with 'a' or numbers.
Patterns
- a quart container
- a quart jar
He filled a quart with fresh berries.
The paint comes in a quart, which is enough for a small room.
She stored the soup in a quart in the freezer.
Word forms
| plural | quarts |
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Common combinations
- a quart of milk
- We need a quart of milk for the cake.
- a quart of oil
- The car takes a quart of oil.
- two quarts of water
- Bring two quarts of water to a boil.
- quart jar
- She filled a quart jar with pickles.
- quart container
- The ice cream comes in a quart container.
Synonyms and how they differ
Commonly confused: quart or quartz?
quart vs quartz
A hard mineral used in jewelry and watches; it sounds like 'quart' but ends with a /ts/ sound.
Practice
Choose the correct sentence:
Choose one answer.
The correct pattern is 'a quart of + noun' for a quantity. 'A quart milk' is missing 'of'; 'a quart's milk' wrongly uses a possessive; 'a quart for milk' suggests purpose, not quantity.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “quart”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.