quite

/kwaɪt/

adv 5intj 1noun 1

Collocations

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ADJ.

all, different, difficult, distinct, justified, long, old, plain

The two situations are quite different, so we can't compare them directly.

VERB + QUITE

acted, don't, know, passed, play, say, think, thinking

I don't quite know what she meant by that comment.

QUITE + NOUN

home, lot, man, servile, things

She's quite a woman, always standing up for what she believes in.

PREP.

about, from, in, out, through

She got quite through the difficult project despite having limited resources available.

ADV.

often

She quite often forgets to bring her keys when she leaves the house.

Definitions

adv

1

To the greatest extent or degree; completely, entirely.

Thus when they had the witch diſrobed quight, / And all her filthy feature open ſhowne, / They let her goe at will, and wander waies vnknowne.

Nobuyoshi Araki has been called a monster, a pornographer and a genius—and the photographer quite agrees.

2

To the greatest extent or degree; completely, entirely.

Margaret passed quite through the pines, and reached the opening beyond which was what was once the yard, but was now, except for a strip of flower-border and turf which showed care, simply a tangle of bushes and briars.

Religion and parochial etiquette are probed to reveal unhealthy, and sometimes shockingly violent, internal desires quite at odds with the surface life of a town in which tolerance is preached.

3

To the greatest extent or degree; completely, entirely.

El adrea was quite dead. No more will he slink silently upon his unsuspecting prey.

It was almost quite dark in there and she kept her arms stretched out in front of her so as not to bump her face into the back of the wardrobe.

4

To the greatest extent or degree; completely, entirely.

When I warned him that his words might be offensive to identical twins, he said that identical twins were a quite different case.

Create a new, quite separate, private company – say Murdoch Newspaper Holdings – and give it all, or most of, the papers that News Corp owns.

5

To the greatest extent or degree; completely, entirely.

I ventured to hint that he was not quite a fair judge, as [Charles] Churchill had attacked him violently.

And with a prolonged sound, not quite a sniff and not quite a snort, he trod on Euphemia's toe, and went out, leaving a sensation and a faint scent of barley−sugar behind him.

intj

1

Indicates agreement; exactly so.

“That's a rather ugly colour for a house, don't you think?” — “Quite.”

noun

1

A series of passes made with the cape to distract the bull.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adverb — to a degree (not used with a negative)

rather

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

quite a bit

considerably

not quite

almost, very nearly

I felt uncomfortable, but not quite so after you arrived.

quite some

a considerable amount of

"Yes, a number of days ago. We had quite some important business to transact. He said he would come back the next day and sign some papers, and fix up some other matters. But he di

Example Bank

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Thus when they had the witch diſrobed quight, / And all her filthy feature open ſhowne, / They let her goe at will, and wander waies vnknowne.

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02

Nobuyoshi Araki has been called a monster, a pornographer and a genius—and the photographer quite agrees.

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03

Margaret passed quite through the pines, and reached the opening beyond which was what was once the yard, but was now, except for a strip of flower-border and turf which showed care, simply a tangle o

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04

“That's a rather ugly colour for a house, don't you think?” — “Quite.”

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05

Well, the night is quite long, isn't it?

Tatoeba · #1559

06

It's quite difficult to master French in 2 or 3 years.

Tatoeba · #1596

Usage Notes

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In some senses, quite is marked as UK. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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