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# quart

noun (a quart, quarts)

«quart» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A quart is a unit for measuring liquids, equal to a quarter of a gallon, or two pints; it is used mainly in the USA and was used in the UK in the past. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quart/#m1)
2. «You can't fit a quart into a pint pot» (UK saying) means you cannot fit too much into too small a space. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quart/#m2)

### In the lessons

In maths lessons about measures and converting units, especially in the USA, pupils learn: 2 pints = 1 quart, 4 quarts = 1 gallon. A US quart is a little under a litre (about 0.95 litres); an old British (imperial) quart is bigger, about 1.14 litres, because British pints are bigger. Milk and ice cream in the USA come in quart cartons. Phrases: a quart of milk, quarts and gallons.

### Examples

- Mum bought a quart of milk at the store. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quart/#x1)
- There are four quarts in a gallon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quart/#x2)
- Two pints make one quart. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quart/#x3)
- A quart is about the same as a litre, but a bit less in the US. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quart/#x4)
- How many quarts are in three gallons? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quart/#x5)
- The recipe needs a quart of chicken stock. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quart/#x6)
- Grandma still talks about a quart of milk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quart/#x7)
- You can't fit a quart into a pint pot. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quart/#x8)

### Note

Countable: a quart, quarts. Pronounced «kwort». The name comes from «quarter» because it is a quarter of a gallon. Maths: 1 gallon = 4 quarts = 8 pints. Trap: US and UK quarts are different sizes, so check which one the problem means; most countries use litres instead. Do not confuse with «quartz» (a mineral) or «quarter».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «quart» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quart/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«quart» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quart.html) on Mova free.