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Webster's 1828 DictionaryQUITE, adv. [from quit; that is, primarily, free or clear by complete performance.] WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)adv Merriam Webster'sadverb Etymology: Middle English, from quite, adjective, quit Date: 14th century Oxford Reference Dictionaryadv. 1 completely; entirely; wholly; to the utmost extent; in the fullest sense. 2 somewhat; rather; to some extent. 3 (often foll. by so) said to indicate agreement. Phrases and idioms: quite another (or other) very different (that's quite another matter). quite a few colloq. a fairly large number of. quite something a remarkable thing. Etymology: ME f. obs. quite (adj.) = QUIT Webster's 1913 DictionaryQuite Quite, v. t. & i. See Quit. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Webster's 1913 DictionaryQuite Quite, adv. [F. quite discharged, free, clear; cf. OF. quitement freely, frankly, entirely. See Quit, a.] 1. Completely; wholly; entirely; totally; perfectly; as, the work is not quite done; the object is quite accomplished; to be quite mistaken. Man shall not quite be lost, but saved who will. --Milton. The same actions may be aimed at different ends, and arise from quite contrary principles. --Spectator. 2. To a great extent or degree; very; very much; considerably. ``Quite amusing.'' --Macaulay. He really looks quite concerned. --Landor. The island stretches along the land and is quite close to it. --Jowett (Thucyd. ). Collin's Cobuild DictionaryFrequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use quite to indicate that something is the case to a fairly great extent. Quite is less emphatic than 'very' and 'extremely'. I felt quite bitter about it at the time... Well, actually it requires quite a bit of work and research... I was quite a long way away, on the terrace... ADV: ADV adj/adv, ADV a n, ADV before v [vagueness] 2. You use quite to emphasize what you are saying. It is quite clear that we were firing in self defence... That's a general British failing. In the USA it's quite different... ADV: ADV group, ADV before v [emphasis] 3. You use quite after a negative to make what you are saying weaker or less definite. Something here is not quite right... After treatment he was able to continue but he was never quite the same... ADV: with brd-neg, ADV group, ADV before v [vagueness] 4. You use quite in front of a noun group to emphasize that a person or thing is very impressive or unusual. 'Oh, he's quite a character,' Sean replied... It's quite a city, Boston. PREDET: PREDET a n [approval] 5. You can say 'quite' to express your agreement with someone. (SPOKEN) 'And if you buy the record it's your choice isn't it.'—'Quite'... ADV: ADV as reply [formulae] Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms
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