/basˈtante/
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Translation
quite, enough, rather
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Word origin
The present participle of bastar ('to suffice'), from Vulgar Latin bastare ('to be enough'), probably from Greek bastazein ('to bear'). It came to mean 'enough' and then 'quite'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- bastare
Examples
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I have quite enough with my own problems.
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The exam was rather harder than expected.
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There are quite a lot of people in the street today.
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We have waited long enough, let us go home.
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Your son has grown a fair amount this year.
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This word is taught in chapter 6, lesson 4: bastante, cuerpo, regresar and 6 more words.