Kilo Lingo

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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This word is part of lesson 16.