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How to pronounce quite
Say it like this: /kwaɪ̯t/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does quite mean?
advTo the greatest extent or degree; completely, entirely.
“Nobuyoshi Araki has been called a monster, a pornographer and a genius—and the photographer quite agrees.”
With prepositional phrases and spatial adverbs.
With predicative adjectives.
“El adrea was quite dead. No more will he slink silently upon his unsuspecting prey.”
intjIndicates agreement; exactly so.
““That's a rather ugly colour for a house, don't you think?” — “Quite.””
nounA series of passes made with the cape to distract the bull.
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