quite

CEFRA2

/kwaɪt/

adverb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adverb

    To some degree or completely, depending on the context.

  2. 02

    adverb

    Extra detail

    To the greatest extent or degree; completely, entirely.

Examples

  • I was quite shocked when I found out what he'd done.

  • It's quite difficult to master French in 2 or 3 years.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈkiːteɪ/

Deep Dive

adverb

Extra meanings

  1. With verbs, especially past participles.

  2. With prepositional phrases and spatial adverbs.

  3. With predicative adjectives.

More examples

In context

  • Well, the night is quite long, isn't it?

  • It's not quite the colour I am looking for.

  • Mind your shoes, the basement is quite wet.

Synonyms

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Origin

adverb

A development of quit, influence by Anglo-Norman quite. Doublet of coy, quit, quiet, and quietus. For an analogous semantic development from the same root, compare Armenian շատ (šat).