quick on the uptake
quick on the uptake adjective: able to readily understand things; aware and intelligent.
Adjective
quick on the uptake
- Able to readily understand things; aware and intelligent.
- Antonyms:
- slow on the uptake, slow-witted, addlebrained, addlepated, airheaded, bee-brained, beef-witted, soft, beefheaded, beetle-headed
quick on the uptake meaning in Bengali
quick on the uptake in Bengali
- সচেতন এবং বুদ্ধিমান
Synonyms of quick on the uptake
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Antonyms
- slow on the uptake
- slow-witted
- addlebrained
- addlepated
- airheaded
- bee-brained
- beef-witted
- soft
- beefheaded
- beetle-headed
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Questions about quick on the uptake
- What does quick on the uptake mean?
- Quick on the uptake means able to readily understand things; aware and intelligent.
- What is quick on the uptake in Bengali?
- Quick on the uptake in Bengali is সচেতন এবং বুদ্ধিমান. See Quick on the uptake meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is quick on the uptake?
- Quick on the uptake is an adjective.
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