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I Kwaɪt Show Large Adverb Good/Interesting/Common/Difficult Opera Enjoyed

Word3 quite
WordType (adverb)
Phonetic /kwaɪt/ /kwaɪt/
Example
  • quite good/interesting/common/difficult
  • i quite like opera.
  • i quite enjoyed the film to be honest.
  • he plays quite well.
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quite

(adverb)/kwaɪt/ /kwaɪt/
  1. to some degree
    • SYNONYM fairly
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/fairly
    • quite good/interesting/common/difficult
    • I quite like opera.
    • I quite enjoyed the film to be honest.
    • He plays quite well.
    • He's quite a good player.
    • We had to wait quite a long time.

    Extra Examples

    • Her children are still quite young.
    • I see him quite often.
    • I think it's quite likely we'll win.
    • I went to bed quite late last night.
    • The room is quite small.
    • It's quite a small room.
    • The shoes were quite expensive.
  2. to the greatest possible degree
    • SYNONYM completely
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/completely
    • quite amazing/delicious/empty/perfect
    • The two species are in fact quite different from one another.
    • He made it quite clear that he never wanted to see her again.
    • Quite frankly, I don't blame you.
    • I've had quite enough of your tantrums.
    • Are you quite sure?
    • I quite agree.
    • Quite apart from all the work, he had financial problems.
    • Unfortunately it is not quite as simple as that.
    • I don't quite know what to do next.
    • I'm sorry, I don't quite understand.
    • The theatre was not quite (= was almost) full.
    • It's like being in the Alps, but not quite.
    • I've never quite understood why she's so successful.
    • ‘I almost think she prefers animals to people.’ ‘Quite right too,’ said Bill.
    • I'm sorry to be so difficult.’ ‘That's quite all right.’

    Extra Examples

    • The bottle is not quite empty.
    • The two things are not quite the same.
    • We are never quite sure what to expect.
  3. to a great degree; very; really
    • I'm quite happy to wait for you here.
    • You'll be quite comfortable here.
    • I can see it quite clearly.
    • ‘You've no intention of coming back?’ ‘I'm quite sorry, but no, I have not.’
  4. used to agree with somebody or show that you understand them
    • ‘He's bound to feel shaken after his accident.’ ‘Quite.’
    • ‘It’s not something we want to have talked about.’ ‘Quite so.’
  5. used to show that a person or thing is particularly impressive or unusual in some way
    • This is quite a different problem.
    • She's quite a beauty.
    • We found it quite a change when we moved to London.
    • He's quite the little gentleman, isn't he?
    • It must be quite some car.
  6. used to emphasize that the opposite of what has been said is true
    • I don't find him funny at all. Quite the contrary.
  7. a fairly large number
    • I've been there quite a few times.
  8. a large number or amount of something
    • They drank quite a lot of wine.
  9. a large amount of something
    • She hasn't been seen for quite some time.
  10. used to show that a person or thing is particularly impressive or unusual in some way
  11. Word Origin

    • Middle English: from the obsolete adjective quite, variant of quit.
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