adv
quite
kwyt
adv
1
Completely or entirely.
"I'm not quite finished with the report yet."
"She was quite certain she had locked the door."
2
To a moderate or fairly high degree; rather.
"It's quite cold outside today."
intj
1
Used to express agreement.
""That was unfair." "Quite.""
How to Use Quite
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA flexible intensifier meaning either "completely" or "fairly/somewhat," depending on context.
Common mistake
"Quite good" in British English often means only moderately good (faint praise), while in American English it usually means very good — a common source of cross-Atlantic confusion.
UK vs US
Meaning can shift by dialect: British speakers often use "quite" to soften praise, Americans to intensify it.
Easily confused with
Word Forms
quites plural
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Etymology
Developed from "quit," ultimately from Latin quiētus — the same root behind "quiet" and "quietus."