quite
/kwaɪt/
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Translation
To a fair amount but not fully; rather or fairly.
Word origin
From Middle English quite, meaning free or clear, from Old French quite.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- quite
Examples
film .
"Quite" here means fairly good, but not the best.
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Here "quite" means fairly late, to a fair amount.
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Here "quite" makes "sure" a little stronger.
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