Where can we use the word quite

where can we use the word quite

You can use “quite” as a synonym for “very”, “particularly” and “rather.”

Equivalent examples…
These all have the same meaning:
She was quite pretty.
She was rather pretty.
She was very pretty.
She was particulary pretty.

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@TeacherNia: Quite so. :wink:

It was quite a day (= it was an unusual day OR it was a very difficult day, etc.)
The dress she is wearing is quite fashionable.
This algebra problem is quite difficult.
One never quite knows when it might rain around here.
Lori’s daughter is quite the athlete.
He got to see quite a lot of Emma Thompson and kind of follow her career a bit.
I must say, quite frankly, that I find sports quite boring.
This store is, quite possibly, the best bookstore on earth.
There’s nowhere quite like home.
They haven’t seen your brother in quite some time.

You can use Wortschatz (Leipzig Corpora Collection - Wortschatz Deutsch) to find more examples of sentences using ‘quite’ (or any other word). The site has coverage of several dozen different languages. The problem with such examples is that they might prove too challenging for a beginner.

I would argue that the “pretty” examples do not all have the same meaning, but going into the nuances of each of the sentences would definitely not be helpful to learners! :slight_smile:

…just goes to show that different people use English differently. :slight_smile: Have fun, SanneT.

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Se puede usar cuando quieres decir mucho o mucha en cosas, en el tiempo o en personas lo cual indica abundancia ejemplos:hace bastante frío; ya somos bastantes; es bastante rapido; hay bastantes cosas.

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