quite

Etymology 1
A development of, influence by. For an analogous semantic development from the same root, compare 🇨🇬.

Adverb

 * 1) To the greatest extent or degree; completely, entirely.
 * 2) In a fully justified sense; truly, perfectly, actually.
 * 3) * 1830, Senate debate, 15 April:
 * To debauch the Indians with rum and cheat them of their land was quite a Government affair, and not at all criminal; but to use rum to cheat them of their peltry, was an abomination in the sight of the law.
 * 1)  To a moderate extent or degree; somewhat, rather.
 * 1) In a fully justified sense; truly, perfectly, actually.
 * 2) * 1830, Senate debate, 15 April:
 * To debauch the Indians with rum and cheat them of their land was quite a Government affair, and not at all criminal; but to use rum to cheat them of their peltry, was an abomination in the sight of the law.
 * 1)  To a moderate extent or degree; somewhat, rather.
 * 1) In a fully justified sense; truly, perfectly, actually.
 * 2) * 1830, Senate debate, 15 April:
 * To debauch the Indians with rum and cheat them of their land was quite a Government affair, and not at all criminal; but to use rum to cheat them of their peltry, was an abomination in the sight of the law.
 * 1)  To a moderate extent or degree; somewhat, rather.
 * 1) In a fully justified sense; truly, perfectly, actually.
 * 2) * 1830, Senate debate, 15 April:
 * To debauch the Indians with rum and cheat them of their land was quite a Government affair, and not at all criminal; but to use rum to cheat them of their peltry, was an abomination in the sight of the law.
 * 1)  To a moderate extent or degree; somewhat, rather.
 * 1) In a fully justified sense; truly, perfectly, actually.
 * 2) * 1830, Senate debate, 15 April:
 * To debauch the Indians with rum and cheat them of their land was quite a Government affair, and not at all criminal; but to use rum to cheat them of their peltry, was an abomination in the sight of the law.
 * 1)  To a moderate extent or degree; somewhat, rather.
 * 1) In a fully justified sense; truly, perfectly, actually.
 * 2) * 1830, Senate debate, 15 April:
 * To debauch the Indians with rum and cheat them of their land was quite a Government affair, and not at all criminal; but to use rum to cheat them of their peltry, was an abomination in the sight of the law.
 * 1)  To a moderate extent or degree; somewhat, rather.
 * 1) * 1830, Senate debate, 15 April:
 * To debauch the Indians with rum and cheat them of their land was quite a Government affair, and not at all criminal; but to use rum to cheat them of their peltry, was an abomination in the sight of the law.
 * 1)  To a moderate extent or degree; somewhat, rather.
 * 1) * 1830, Senate debate, 15 April:
 * To debauch the Indians with rum and cheat them of their land was quite a Government affair, and not at all criminal; but to use rum to cheat them of their peltry, was an abomination in the sight of the law.
 * 1)  To a moderate extent or degree; somewhat, rather.
 * 1) * 1830, Senate debate, 15 April:
 * To debauch the Indians with rum and cheat them of their land was quite a Government affair, and not at all criminal; but to use rum to cheat them of their peltry, was an abomination in the sight of the law.
 * 1)  To a moderate extent or degree; somewhat, rather.
 * 1)  To a moderate extent or degree; somewhat, rather.
 * 1)  To a moderate extent or degree; somewhat, rather.
 * 1)  To a moderate extent or degree; somewhat, rather.
 * 1)  To a moderate extent or degree; somewhat, rather.
 * 1)  To a moderate extent or degree; somewhat, rather.
 * 1)  To a moderate extent or degree; somewhat, rather.

Usage notes

 * This is a non-descriptive qualifier, similar to fairly and rather and somewhat. Used where a plain adjective needs to be modified, but cannot be qualified. When spoken, the meaning can vary with the tone of voice and stress. He was quite big can mean anything from "not exactly small" to "almost huge".

Translations

 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Catalan: ,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * Danish: ganske, helt, fuldt ud, fuldstændig
 * Esperanto:, plene
 * Finnish:, , ,
 * French: ,
 * Georgian: სავსებით, სრულიად, მთლიანად
 * German:, , ,
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: πάγχυ
 * Hindi:
 * Hungarian:
 * Irish: ar fad
 * Italian:
 * Korean:
 * Latvian:, gluži, visai
 * Malay:
 * Norwegian:
 * Old English: eall
 * Old Norse: ǫllungis
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Romanian: ,
 * Russian:, ,
 * Slovenian: precej
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish:, ,
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian:


 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Catalan:, , ; verdaderament
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, ,
 * Czech:, ,
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:, ,
 * French:
 * Georgian: ნამდვილად, სრულიად, მთლიანად
 * German:, , ,
 * Hindi:
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: ,
 * Korean:
 * Latvian: īsti
 * Marathi: पूर्णपणे
 * Norwegian:
 * Old English: eall
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese:, ,
 * Romanian:, cu adevărat
 * Russian:, ,
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:, ,
 * Ukrainian: по́вністю, зо́всім
 * Urdu: بالکل


 * Bashkir: ҡына/ кенә/ ғына/ генә
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan: ,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * Danish: temmelig,, ganske
 * Dutch:, ,
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:, kohtalaisen
 * French:
 * Georgian: საკმაოდ, მეტად, ფრიად
 * German:, ,  ,
 * Hindi:
 * Hungarian:, , , ,
 * Icelandic:, frekar
 * Irish: réasúnta
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: ,
 * Korean:
 * Norwegian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:, ,
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:, ,
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:, , ,
 * Turkish:
 * Tuvan: элээн
 * Tày: cà ro̱
 * Ukrainian:, дово́лі
 * Vietnamese:


 * Estonian:
 * Swedish: (1),  (3)

Interjection

 * 1)  ; exactly so.

Etymology 2
From.

Noun

 * 1)  A series of passes made with the cape to distract the bull.

Etymology
Borrowed from (pronounced in  as ). Compare the inherited.

Adjective

 * 1) free, liberated

Etymology 1
From, from , from.

Adjective

 * 1) quit released from obligation
 * 2) settled
 * 3) divorced

Etymology 1
.

Noun

 * 1) the action of removal
 * 2) a swerve or sidestep