quite
[kwaɪt]
Definition:
1. To some degree.
2. To the greatest possible degree.
3. To a great degree; very; really.
'quite' example sentence:
- Her resignation caused quite a stir.
- They don't see the distribution of power quite the same way we do.
- I quite agree.
- He stayed for quite a time.
- affectation The new secretary is sincere and quite without affectation.
- I've been there quite a few times.
- My grandparents were quite well-off.
- I worked quite irregular hours.
- I think he's quite taken with the idea.
- The results are quite astounding.
- He's not quite right in the head.
- Must you be quite so crude?
- The examples we will look at have quite different emphases.
- He's quite dedicated to his students.
- That isn't quite square with what you said yesterday.
- I quite like opera.
- She's quite high up in the management hierarchy.
- Sorry, I didn't quite catch what you said.
- I go there quite regularly.
- We lived quite grandly.
- The exam was quite difficult.
- The atmosphere was quite convivial.
- I'm quite a fast typist.
- It's quite something to have a job at all these days.
- It wasn't quite as simple as I thought it would be.
- "I quite understand," he replied.
- I always found languages quite hard at school.
- Hang on—I'm not quite ready.
- Sorry—I don't quite follow.
- My position is quite different.
- She's quite a chatty person.
- He's quite a serious person.
- Something doesn't quite fit here.
- It's quite foggy now.
- He plays quite well.
- Now, the next point is quite complex.
- I don't quite know what to do next.
- This drink has quite a kick.
- The meat isn't quite done yet.
- I really must be quite mad!
- It is quite common for small children to wet their beds.
- The rock concert was quite an education for my parents!
- It's been quite a day, one way and another.
- She was quite a hefty woman.
- I'm quite confident that you'll get the job.
- This is quite a different problem.
- You're quite within your rights to ask for your money back.
- Quite a few people are going to arrive early.
- The two groups of children have quite different characteristics.
- It is quite possible that space and time are finite.
- Quite apart from all the work, he had financial problems.
- I quite understand that you need some time alone.
- The children are quite safe here.
- We found it quite a change when we moved to London.
- I don't quite get your meaning.
- Living in Africa was very different from home and quite an experience.
- I haven't seen him for quite a while.
- Romance is one thing, marriage is quite another.
- You'll be quite comfortable here.