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Quite is a degree adverb. It has two meanings depending on the word that follows it: ‘a little, moderately but not very’ and ‘very, totally or completely’: He had been quite good at drawing when he was at school. (OK, moderately good but not outstanding) They were quite excited about moving to a new place. (a little excited)
26 paź 2015 · I (UK) use quite a to qualify magnitude in two simple but contradictory ways (so British!) depending on emphasis - There were quite a few people there (i.e. there were more people than expected). There were quite a few people there (i.e. you are (tactfully) suggesting that the turnout was disappointing).
quite, not quite. In formal use, quite means “completely” or “entirely.”. I have had quite (entirely) enough of this nonsense! However, it is frequently heard in standard speech and seen in writing as a synonym for very or to a considerable extent. The investigation was quite (very) thorough.
15 sie 2014 · Usually in AmE quite means very, completely, and in BrE quite means fairly. But sometimes BrE uses quite to mean very or completely, when they use quite before non-gradable adjectives/adverbs. Quite + a/an + noun means impressive. Example - quite a beauty. quite + a/an + adjective + noun means a little or a lot but not completely. Example ...
Quite means, variably: Exactly or completely , as in "quite so" (meaning "exactly right") Somewhat or fairly , as in "quite big" (something cannot be "completely big", so this must mean "fairly large")
You use quite to indicate that something is the case to a fairly great extent. Quite is less emphatic than `very' and `extremely.'
QUITE meaning: 1. completely: 2. used to express that you are not certain about something: 3. used to show…. Learn more.
