Definitions for quitekwaɪt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
quitekwaɪt(adv.)
completely, wholly, or entirely:
not quite finished.
actually, really, or truly:
quite a sudden change.
to a considerable extent or degree:
quite small.
Origin of quite:
1300–50; ME, adv. use of quit(e), a var. of quit(te)quit , the meaning of the two forms not being distinct in ME
Princeton's WordNet
quite, rather(adverb)
to a degree (not used with a negative)
"quite tasty"; "quite soon"; "quite ill"; "quite rich"
quite(adverb)
to the greatest extent; completely
"you're quite right"; "she was quite alone"; "was quite mistaken"; "quite the opposite"; "not quite finished"; "did not quite make it"
quite, quite a, quite an(adverb)
of an unusually noticeable or exceptional or remarkable kind (not used with a negative)
"her victory was quite something"; "she's quite a girl"; "quite a film"; "quite a walk"; "we've had quite an afternoon"
quite(adverb)
actually or truly or to an extreme
"was quite a sudden change"; "it's quite the thing to do"; "quite the rage"; "Quite so!"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
quite(adverb)ɪt
to a fairly large degree; = pretty
quite large/small/angry/ugly; The wait was quite long.
quiteɪt
a fairly large number or amount
He's had quite a few girlfriends.; It costs quite a lot of money.; I hate most seafood, but I quite like prawns.
quiteɪt
used in negatives to mean "completely"
Can you wait? I'm not quite ready.
quiteɪt
emphasizes an adjective or adverb
What she did was quite extraordinary.
quite(determiner)ɪt
emphasizes a noun
We got quite a surprise when he showed up.
Webster Dictionary
Quite(u)
see Quit
Quite(adj)
completely; wholly; entirely; totally; perfectly; as, the work is not quite done; the object is quite accomplished; to be quite mistaken
Quite(adj)
to a great extent or degree; very; very much; considerably
Translations for quite
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- heeltemalAfrikaans

- تَماما، كُلِيَّاArabic

- съвсемBulgarian

- completamentePortuguese (BR)

- naprosto;úplněCzech

- ganzGerman

- heltDanish

- εντελώςGreek

- totalmenteSpanish

- täiestiEstonian

- کاملاًFarsi

- aivanFinnish

- toutà faitFrench

- לְגַמרֵיHebrew

- काफी हद तक, सचमुच ही, ठीक हैHindi

- gotovo, posveCroatian

- egész(en)Hungarian

- sepenuhnyaIndonesian

- algerlegaIcelandic

- completamente, del tuttoItalian

- 全くJapanese

- 완전히Korean

- visiškaiLithuanian

- pilnīgi; galīgiLatvian

- benar-benarMalay

- volkomenDutch

- helt, fullstendig, absoluttNorwegian

- całkowiciePolish

- کاملاًPersian

- بيخي، بالكل: په رښتيا: ډير، تر زياتې اندازې: يوڅهPashto

- completamentePortuguese

- cu totulRomanian

- совершенноRussian

- úplneSlovak

- popolnomaSlovenian

- sasvimSerbian

- alldeles, fullkomligtSwedish

- ค่อนข้างจะThai

- tamamenTurkish

- 完全,十分Chinese (Trad.)

- цілком, зовсімUkrainian

- کاملاUrdu

- hoàn toànVietnamese

- 完全,十分Chinese (Simp.)

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