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1. (adv.) quite
completely, wholly, or entirely:
not quite finished.
2. quite
actually, really, or truly:
quite a sudden change.
3. quite
to a considerable extent or degree:
quite small.
Etymology: (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)
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1. (adverb) quite, rather
to a degree (not used with a negative)
"quite tasty"; "quite soon"; "quite ill"; "quite rich"
2. (adverb) quite
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"
3. (adverb) quite, quite a, quite an
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"
4. (adverb) quite
actually or truly or to an extreme
"was quite a sudden change"; "it's quite the thing to do"; "quite the rage"; "Quite so!"
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1. (adverb) quite
to a fairly large degree; = pretty
quite large/small/angry/ugly; The wait was quite long.
2. quite
quite a lot//bit/few
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.
3. quite
quite like
used in negatives to mean "completely"
Can you wait? I'm not quite ready.
4. quite
emphasizes an adjective or adverb
What she did was quite extraordinary.
5. (determiner) quite
emphasizes a noun
We got quite a surprise when he showed up.
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1. (adj) quite
completely; wholly; entirely; totally; perfectly; as, the work is not quite done; the object is quite accomplished; to be quite mistaken
2. (adj) quite
to a great extent or degree; very; very much; considerably
3. quite
see Quit
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Sense: completely; entirely
This is quite impossible.
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 Afrikaans: heeltemal |
 Arabic: تَماما، كُلِيَّا |
 Bulgarian: съвсем |
 Brazilian: completamente |
 Czech: naprosto;úplně |
 German: ganz |
 Danish: helt |
 Greek: εντελώς |
 Spanish: totalmente |
 Estonian: täiesti |
 Farsi: کاملاً |
 Finnish: aivan |
 French: toutà fait |
 Hebrew: לְגַמרֵי |
 Hindi: काफी हद तक, सचमुच ही, ठीक |
 Croatian: gotovo, posve |
 Hungarian: egész(en) |
 Indonesian: sepenuhnya |
 Icelandic: algerlega |
 Italian: completamente, del tutto |
 Japanese: 全く |
 Korean: 완전히 |
 Lithuanian: visiškai |
 Latvian: pilnīgi; galīgi |
 Malay: benar-benar |
 Dutch: volkomen |
 Norwegian: helt, fullstendig, absolu |
 Polish: całkowicie |
 Persian: کاملاً |
 Pashto: بيخي، بالكل: په رښتيا: ډي |
 Portuguese: completamente |
 Romanian: cu totul |
 Russian: совершенно |
 Slovak: úplne |
 Slovenian: popolnoma |
 Serbian: sasvim |
 Swedish: alldeles, fullkomligt |
 Thai: ค่อนข้างจะ |
 Turkish: tamamen |
 Taiwanese: 完全，十分 |
 Ukrainian: цілком, зовсім |
 Urdu: کاملا |
 Vietnamese: hoàn toàn |
 Chinese: 完全，十分 |
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