Quite - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|kwaɪt|
Brit.
|kwaɪt|
adverb
- to a degree (not used with a negative) (syn: rather)
quite tasty
quite soon
quite ill
quite rich
- to the greatest extent; completelyquite soon
quite ill
quite rich
you're quite right
she was quite alone
was quite mistaken
quite the opposite
not quite finished
did not quite make it
- of an unusually noticeable or exceptional or remarkable kind (not used with a negative)she was quite alone
was quite mistaken
quite the opposite
not quite finished
did not quite make it
her victory was quite something
she's quite a girl
quite a film
quite a walk
we've had quite an afternoon
- actually or truly or to an extremeshe's quite a girl
quite a film
quite a walk
we've had quite an afternoon
was quite a sudden change
it's quite the thing to do
quite the rage
it's quite the thing to do
quite the rage
Extra examples
I am quite capable of doing it myself, thank you.
They assured me that I was quite mistaken.
We hadn't quite made up our minds.
She's quite right, you know.
I quite forgot your birthday.
No one realized quite what was happening.
Quite why he left is unclear.
That is not quite what I said.
Irene Franey, a little older than I, was quite a beauty.
The work is not quite finished.
I am quite well.
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