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/ˈkwaɪt/
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-
to a degree (not used with a negative)
quite rich
quite ill
quite soon
quite tasty -
of an unusually noticeable or exceptional or remarkable kind (not used with a negative)
we've had quite an afternoon
quite a film
her victory was quite something
quite a walk
she's quite a girl -
to the greatest extent; completely
was quite mistaken
did not quite make it
not quite finished
she was quite alone
you're quite right
quite the opposite -
actually or truly or to an extreme
it's quite the thing to do
was quite a sudden change
Quite so!
quite the rage
How To Use quite In A Sentence
- Tre is going to be on suntan lotion duty quite a lot on the cruise. The Sun
- I had written quite a lot of orchestral music in my student days.
- I think it's certainly quite a lot of the comedy that I've been involved in is quite extreme, if you like, and the extremity is part of what's funny about it.
- You submit to subterfuge, you replace your ordinary parents by a little less ordinary, but still quite ordinary folks, Katrien and the commissaris. Just a Corpse at Twilight
- The terrestrial planets in our solar system all have very specific spectroscopic fingerprints that tell us quite a bit about their atmospheres.
- There is a great deal of feeling and perhaps some bitterness, but do you not all agree with me that it is quite possible, since there is a fashion of armament in Europe, and since there has been no withdrawal on the part of the Admiralty from the stand taken by the First Lord some months ago, to have the entire Canadian people approach this situation in a calm and in an impartial manner? Canada and the Empire
- Larger butter pieces (not huge, of course, but quite a bit larger than “wet sand”) result in a flakier biscuit. 2009 March | Baking Bites
- She took a lot of tweed and heavy suiting, an ankle-length dress and platform shoes - quite the bonkers stuff.
- The dress wasn't low cut, but in truth she didn't have a lot of cleavage to reveal, her figure being quite elfin.
- I have quite a bit more to say on this, but I'm gonna let you guys stew for a bit before I continue.
