quite
∞
1.0
- adverb
- /kwaɪt/
:
completamente
- And this is, you know, quite clearly not true.
- quite literally
- quite clearly
- quite correctly
I think this game of Pong would go on quite literally forever.
- I think this game of Pong would go on quite literally forever.
- Yeah, So the mental states are quite devastating, I have to say.
- So I think all that is required, quite frankly, is empathy.
Examples
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According to him, what he had experienced was quite different from what he had expected.
Academic text (1990) -
I'm quite sure we aren't.
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And this actually worked quite well to that end.
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Is that necessary? - Yes, quite necessary.
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- I quite agree, yes.
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I'm quite all right, thank you.
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A few weeks after the leadership change occurred, it became quite evident that the unit had changed.
Academic text (2011) -
The Brazilian police system presents a hierarchy quite different from those found in other countries.
Academic text (1999) -
Every semester there seems to emerge, quite early on, a pedagogical theme for each student.
Academic text (2011) -
The movie was quite fascinating; I couldn't take my eyes off the screen.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Totally, in every way
∞
1.0
To be complete with nothing left out
∞
1.0
Completely, with nothing left out
∞
2.2
Completely without leaving anything out
775
1.0
Completely, to show that something is true
236
3.6
Completely, to show that something is very strong or very great
149
3.3
Completely with nothing left
84
3.4
Completely in every way
8
2.3
Totally and without any doubt
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Etymology
Quite comes from an old word that meant 'free' or 'settled', the same root as quit and acquit. So when you say something is quite finished it originally meant it was 'completely' or fully settled.