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quite

quite

Meaning of quite

English

to a fairly large degree or completely, depending on context

Русский

В заметной степени, а в британском английском — полностью.

quite

Pronunciation

British English
/kwaɪt/
American English
/kwaɪt/

quite with Russian translation

Сочетания и примеры со словом quite

Типичные сочетания сгруппированы по смыслу. Зелёные слова можно открыть отдельно, чтобы продолжить изучение.

10 сочетаний

Довольно много и часто

Quite a lot or often
quite a lot
довольно много

We spent quite a lot on the new tires.

Мы потратили довольно много на новые шины.

quite a few
немало

Quite a few neighbors helped us clear the snow.

Немало соседей помогли нам убрать снег.

  • quite a surpriseнастоящий сюрприз
  • quite oftenдовольно часто
  • quite enoughвполне достаточно

Совершенно и вполне

Completely or fairly
not quite
не совсем

The cake is not quite done, so leave it in a little longer.

Пирог ещё не совсем готов, так что подержи его в духовке ещё немного.

quite sure
совершенно уверен

Are you quite sure this is the right platform?

Вы совершенно уверены, что это нужная платформа?

  • quite rightсовершенно верно
  • quite goodвполне неплохой
  • quite differentсовершенно иной

quite usage examples

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

The hotel was quite nice.

Отель был вполне хорошим.

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

The test was quite easy.

Тест был вполне лёгким.

quite synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between quite, pretty, fairly, rather, completely, somewhat, and entirely

🇬🇧English

Fairly; informal.

B1very often

ENShe’s pretty good at tennis.

🇬🇧English

To a moderate degree; weaker than quite.

B1very often

ENThe film was fairly interesting.

🇬🇧English

Fairly; often with a slightly negative or surprised tone.

B1often

ENIt’s rather cold today.

🇬🇧English

Totally; matches British quite with absolute words.

B1very often

ENThe room was completely dark.

Advanced: broader words

S
🇬🇧English
somewhat

To some degree; more formal.

B1often

ENI was somewhat surprised by the news.

E
🇬🇧English
entirely

Completely, totally.

B1often

ENI entirely agree with you.

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Questions about this word

What does quite mean?

to a fairly large degree or completely, depending on context

How do you pronounce quite?

quite is pronounced [kwaɪt].

How is quite used in a sentence?

Отель был вполне хорошим. Translation: The hotel was quite nice.

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