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/basˈtante/

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Translation

quite, enough, rather

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 part of lesson 7.