/kwaɪt/
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
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"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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(1)Grammar articles
(7)Causative have and get in English: have something done, get something done and having someone do it
Discourse markers in English: well, anyway, actually, mind you and by the way
Gradable and ungradable adjectives: why very furious sounds wrong, and which intensifier goes where
Hedging and vague language in English: sort of, a bit, -ish, stuff and or so
Advanced passive structures in English: the get-passive, it is said that, and passives with two objects
Past modals in English: should have, could have, must have and might have
Phrasal Verbs with Put: 13 Meanings You Actually Need
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