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How to pronounce quite in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms quite a, quite an


her victory was quite something.
she's quite a girl.
quite a film.
quite a walk.
we've had quite an afternoon.
Type Words
Synonyms rather


quite tasty.
quite soon.
quite ill.
quite rich.

Examples of quite

quite
Regardless of what happens from here on out, it's been quite a ride for Belmont.
From the tennessean.com
The mango wings were quite good but paled in comparison with the balsamic wings.
From the stltoday.com
I had my chances in third but wasn't quite able to overcome Coco's strong serve.
From the usatoday.com
Quite honestly, I do not think either political party has all the right answers.
From the ocregister.com
I'd never seen a scarf quite like the one I saw that afternoon in Neiman Marcus.
From the forbes.com
It weighs less than three pounds with the phone and is quite useless without it.
From the bloomberg.com
My son and I watched the distribution center for quite some time before leaving.
From the desmoinesregister.com
He drives a very beautiful Rolls Royce in the movie, with quite an engine to it.
From the orlandosentinel.com
In fact, the skill system is quite deep as you can progress in one of six areas.
From the usatoday.com
More examples
  • To a degree (not used with a negative); "quite tasty"; "quite soon"; "quite ill"; "quite rich"
  • Common misspelling of quiet; Completely; wholly; entirely; perfectly; To a great extent or degree; very; very much; considerably; To a moderate extent or degree (tone of speech will often indicate this almost conflicting usage); To a lesser extent or degree; Indicates the speaker has had ...
  • Can mean either "completely or somewhat, rather", depending on what you mean: I was quite alone that Saturday afternoon (completely) but the hours passed quite quickly (rather).
  • Adv. 1. Quite may be used in much the same manner as an American would expect. However, the English also use quite to mean utterly, absolutely, or completely. When an American says ``It's quite dark,'' he means that it is almost, but not completely, dark. ...