Quite
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English
| Rank of this word in the English language, from analyzing texts from Project Gutenberg. | ||||||
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| moment | however | enough | #229: quite | brought | woman | want |
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Etymology
From Middle English
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Pronunciation
- kwīt, /kwaɪt/, /<t>kwaIt</tt>/
- Image:Loudspeaker.png Audio (US)?, file
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Adjective or Adverb
- Completely; wholly; entirely; totally; perfectly
- (the work is not quite done; you are quite mistaken).
- To a great extent or degree; very; very much; considerably.
- (the car is quite damaged; I find him quite adorable)
- To a moderate extent or degree (tone of speech will often indicate this almost conflicting usage)
- (Well, I quite like the painting; Work was quite OK today; Work went quite well today)
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Translations
- German: vollständig (1), ziemlich (2,3)
- Swedish: helt (1), fullständigt (1,2), ganska (3), rätt så (3)
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Interjection
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Expressions
- quite a, quite some - something remarkable - (that's quite a black eye you have; that car is quite something)
- quite another - something separate - (that's quite another matter)
- quite a few, quite a lot - a considerable quantity, measure - (He has lost quite a few kilos)
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