Meaning

13 senses

  1. To the greatest extent or degree; completely, entirely.

    (not comparable)With verbs, especially past participles.

  2. (not comparable)With prepositional phrases and spatial adverbs.

  3. (not comparable)With predicative adjectives.

  4. (not comparable)With attributive adjectives, following an (especially indefinite) article; chiefly as expressing contrast, difference etc.

  5. (not comparable)Preceding nouns introduced by the indefinite article. Chiefly in negative constructions.

  6. (not comparable)With adverbs of manner.

  7. In a fully justified sense; truly, perfectly, actually.

    (not comparable)Coming before the indefinite article and an attributive adjective. (Now largely merged with moderative senses, below.)

  8. (not comparable)With plain adjectives, past participles, and adverbs.

  9. (not comparable)Coming before the definite article and an attributive superlative.

  10. (not comparable)Before a noun preceded by an indefinite article; now often with ironic implications that the noun in question is particularly noteworthy or remarkable.

  11. (not comparable)Before a noun preceded by the definite article.

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

  12. (not comparable)To a moderate extent or degree; somewhat, rather.

    Mind your shoes, the basement is quite wet.

    ziemlich, halbwegs, einigermaßen

    во́всеvóvse, вполне́vpolné, дово́льноdovólʹno

    до́ситьdósytʹ, дово́ліdovóli

More definitions
  • to the greatest extent; completely
  • to a degree (not used with a negative)
  • of an unusually noticeable or exceptional or remarkable kind (not used with a negative)
  • actually or truly or to an extreme

Examples

4484 sentences

  1. He's quite active for his age.

    Він досить активний для свого віку. — deniko

    ruОн довольно активный для своих лет. — odexed

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  2. I don't quite agree with you.

    Я не до кінця з тобою згоден. — deniko

    ruЯ с тобой не совсем согласен. — marafon

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  3. Tom is quite good at cooking.

    Том добре готує. — lingvokrolik

    deTom kann ziemlich gut kochen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  4. Tom appears to be quite upset.

    Том виглядає досить засмученим. — tikan0

    deTom scheint ganz aufgebracht zu sein. — raggione

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  5. Tom is quite old, isn't he?

    Том досить старий, так? — deniko

    deTom ist ziemlich alt, nicht wahr? — wolfgangth

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
to the greatest extent; completely:
in a fully justified sense; truly:
to a moderate extent:
Русский
By meaning 3
to the greatest extent; completely:
in a fully justified sense; truly:
to a moderate extent:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
to the greatest extent; completely:
in a fully justified sense; truly:
to a moderate extent:

Synonyms

97 synonyms
veryA1absolutelyB1fullyA2thoroughlyB2totallyB1utterlyB2blindB1altogetherB1coldA1completelyB1entirelyB1finallyA2hookB2lineA1
Close in meaning
  • to a degree (not used with a negative):rather
  • of an unusually noticeable or exceptional or remarkable kind (not used with a negative):quite aquite an

Word family

6 related words
Derivednot quitequite goodquitelyquite poorquite soquite some

Collocations

12 patterns
  • quite well
  • quite a few
  • quite a lot
  • quite a bit
  • quite often
  • quite a while
  • is quite a
  • quite sure
  • not quite sure
  • for quite a
  • quite an an
  • is quite good

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
quirkyC1quitB2quitterquiverC2
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