Слово англійською: quite

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Переклад quite українською: цілком, зовсім; абсолютно; повністю, I ~ agree with you — я цілком згодний з вами, to be ~ mistaken — глибоко помилятися, майже; до деякої міри; досить, ~ polite — досить чемно, to be ~ a success — мати чималий успіх, ~ a long time ago — досить давно, ~ a few — досить багато, чимало, дійсно, справді, рішуче

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quite

adverb
/kwaɪt/
  1. (British English) (not used with a negative) to some degree synonym fairly, pretty
    • quite good/interesting/common/difficult
    • I quite like opera.
    • I quite enjoyed the film to be honest.
    • He plays quite well.
    • quite a… He's quite a good player.
    • We had to wait quite a long time.
    In this meaning, when quite is used with an adjective before a noun, it comes before a or an. You can say: It’s quite a small house or Their house is quite small but not It’s a quite small house.
  2. to the greatest possible degree synonym completely, absolutely, entirely
    • quite amazing/delicious/empty/perfect
    • The two species are in fact quite different from one another.
    • He made it quite clear that he never wanted to see her again.
    • Quite frankly, I don't blame you.
    • I've had quite enough of your tantrums.
    • Are you quite sure?
    • I quite agree.
    • Quite apart from all the work, he had financial problems.
    • not quite Unfortunately it is not quite as simple as that.
    • I don't quite know what to do next.
    • I'm sorry, I don't quite understand.
    • (British English) The theatre was not quite (= was almost) full.
    • It's like being in the Alps, but not quite.
    • I've never quite understood why she's so successful.
    • ‘I almost think she prefers animals to people.’ ‘Quite right too,’ said Bill.
    • I'm sorry to be so difficult.’ ‘That's quite all right.’
    In this meaning, when quite is used with an adjective before a noun, it comes after a or an in British English but before a or an in American English: (British English)a quite inexcusable level of interference • (North American English)quite an inexcusable level of interference
  3. to a great degree; very; really
    • I'm quite happy to wait for you here.
    • You'll be quite comfortable here.
    • I can see it quite clearly.
    • (North American English) ‘You've no intention of coming back?’ ‘I'm quite sorry, but no, I have not.’
    Which Word? quite / fairly / rather / prettyquite / fairly / rather / prettyLook at these examples:
      • The exam was fairly difficult.
      • The exam was quite difficult.
      • The exam was rather difficult.
    • Quite is a little stronger than fairly, and rather is a little stronger than quite. Rather is not very common in North American English; pretty has the same meaning and this is used in informal British English too:
      • The exam was pretty difficult.
    • In British English quite has two meanings:
      • I feel quite tired today
      (= fairly tired). With adjectives that describe an extreme state (‘non-gradable’ adjectives) it means ‘completely’ or ‘absolutely’:
      • I feel quite exhausted.
      With some adjectives, both meanings are possible. The speaker’s stress and intonation will show you which is meant:
      • Your essay is quite good
      (= fairly good—it could be better);
      • Your essay is quite good
      (= very good, especially when this is unexpected).
    • In North American English quite usually means something like ‘very’, not ‘fairly’ or ‘rather’. Pretty is used instead for this sense.
  4. (also formal quite so)
     (British English) used to agree with somebody or show that you understand them
    • ‘He's bound to feel shaken after his accident.’ ‘Quite.’
    • ‘It’s not something we want to have talked about.’ ‘Quite so.’
    5. Word OriginMiddle English: from the obsolete adjective quite, variant of quit.
Idioms
quite a/the something
(also informal quite some something)
  1. used to show that a person or thing is particularly impressive or unusual in some way
    • This is quite a different problem.
    • She's quite a beauty.
    • We found it quite a change when we moved to London.
    • He's quite the little gentleman, isn't he?
    • It must be quite some car.
quite the contrary
  1. used to emphasize that the opposite of what has been said is true
    • I don't find him funny at all. Quite the contrary.
quite a few
(British English also a good few, a fair few)
  1. a fairly large number
    • I've been there quite a few times.
quite a lot (of something)
(also British English, informal quite a bit)
  1. a large number or amount of something
    • They drank quite a lot of wine.
    • There's quite a lot of work still to do.
quite some something
  1. a large amount of something
    • She hasn't been seen for quite some time.
  2. (informal)
    (also quite a/the something)
    used to show that a person or thing is particularly impressive or unusual in some way
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