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Adverb Hayli Showing Sth  /Kwaɪt   Oldukça Bir I

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Kind adverb
Front quite 
IPA  /kwaɪt   / adverb
Back oldukça, bir hayli
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quite (adverb)

 /kwaɪt   / adverb
 
 1 not very; to a certain degree; rather
oldukça, bir hayli
 The film's quite good.
 It's quite a good film.
 Beth plays the piano quite well but she needs more practice.
 I quite enjoy cooking.
 They had to wait quite a long time.
 It's quite cold today.
 We still meet up quite often.
 note at RATHER
 2 (used for emphasizing sth) completely; very
tamamen;
hayli, bayağı
 Are you quite sure you don't mind?
 Life in Japan is quite different from here.
 I quite agree – you're quite right.
 To my surprise, the room was quite empty.
SYNONYM ABSOLUTELY
 3 used for showing that you agree with or understand sth
Doğru!, Elbette!
 ‘We didn't win, but at least we tried.’ ‘Yes, quite.’
IDIOMS
not quite
used for showing that there is almost enough of sth, or that it is almost suitable
pek
 There's not quite enough bread for breakfast.
 These shoes don't quite fit.
quite a
used for showing that sth is unusual
olağan dışı
 That's quite a problem.
quite enough
used for emphasizing that no more of sth is wanted or needed
yeteri kadar
 I've had quite enough of listening to you two arguing!
 That's quite enough wine, thanks.
quite a few; quite a lot (of)
a fairly large amount or number
epeyce, bayağı
 We've received quite a few enquiries.
 They've worked hard but there's still quite a lot left to do.
 

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