quite (kwaɪt
)
Definitions
adverb
- to the greatest extent; completely or absolutely ⇒
you're quite right
quite the opposite
- (not used with a negative) to a noticeable or partial extent; somewhat ⇒
she's quite pretty
- in actuality; truly ⇒
he thought the bag was heavy, but it was quite light
it's quite the thing to do
- See quite a
- See quite something
sentence substitute
- Also
quite so an expression used to indicate agreement or assent
Word Origin
C14: adverbial use of quite (adj) quitSynonyms
View thesaurus entry=
somewhat,
rather,
fairly,
reasonably,
kind of,
pretty,
relatively,
moderately,
to some extent,
comparatively,
to some degree,
to a certain extent,
=
absolutely,
perfectly,
completely,
totally,
fully,
entirely,
precisely,
considerably,
wholly,
in all respects,
without reservation,
Translations
- British English:
quite
Quite means a bit but not a lot.I quite like her but she's not my best friend.kwaɪt ADVERB I quite like her but she's not my best friend.
- Spanish:
absolutamente
adv
- French:
plutôt
adv
- German:
ziemlich
adv
- Chinese: 相当 adv
- Arabic: فِعْلاً adv
- Portuguese: completamente adv
- Russian: вполне adv
- Croatian: prilično adv
- Czech: docela adv
- Danish: temmelig adv
- Dutch: helemaal adv
- Finnish: aivan adv
- Greek: απολύτως adv
- Italian: abbastanza adv
- Japanese: かなり adv
- Korean: 상당히 adv
- Norwegian: ganske adv
- Polish: całkiem adv
- Brazilian Portuguese: completamente adv
- European Spanish:
absolutamente
adv
- Swedish: ganska adv
- Thai: ค่อนข้างจะ adv
- Turkish: oldukça adv
- Vietnamese: khá adv
Usage examples
They were prepared to put up with quite a bit to get what they wanted.
, TREASON KEEP (2001)Culture and Heritage Highland culture and heritage are quite distinct from the rest of Scotland.
Country Life (2004)This is not quite the improbability that many "political analysts "have thought for over 20 years now.
Irish Times (2002)He's someone who would strike you as being, not exactly on the margins, but really quite reserved.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Moreover, at home she would often go from bathroom to bedroom quite scantily clad.
, BEYOND FEAR (2002)