quite

Everyday

1. Quite means fairly, more than a little but not very: quite good. tree →
2. Quite means completely, fully: I'm not quite ready. tree →
3. «Not quite» means almost but not right. tree →
4. «Quite a» means a lot of, or very: quite a crowd. tree →

In the lessons

in «not quite» = not right yet (the teacher's mark of a wrong answer); in everyday life «quite good», «quite a few» (many), «quite right» (fully right); British speakers often use «quite» to mean «fairly», Americans often to mean «very»

Examples

• Not quite: 3. tree →
• Not quite. Look at the word «each». tree →
• I'm not quite finished yet. tree →
• The film was quite funny. tree →
• There were quite a few people at the park. tree →
• You are quite right! tree →
• It is quite cold today, so take a jumper. tree →
• That was quite a long walk. tree →
• He was quite a practical boy. tree →

Note

Marks a wrong answer; no operation clue. Trap: «quite a few» means many, not few. Do not mix «quite» (fairly) with «quiet» (with little noise): the letters are close.

In Jewish tradition

in «not quite» = not right yet (the teacher's mark of a wrong answer); in everyday life «quite good», «quite a few» (many), «quite right» (fully right); British speakers often use «quite» to mean «fairly», Americans often to mean «very»

Examples

• Are we not accounted by him strangers? for he hath sold us, and hath also quite devoured our price. (Torah GEN.31.15, JPS 1917) tree →
• Copyright infringement liability can be quite severe. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• Quite recently, and since the completion of my translation, my attention has been drawn to a version by Isidor Kalisch, in which he has reproduced many of the valuable annotations of Meyer. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• Thy bow is made quite bare; sworn are the rods of the word. (Prophets HAB.3.9, JPS 1917) tree →
• Is it that I have no help in me, and that sound wisdom is driven quite from me? (Writings JOB.6.13, JPS 1917) tree →
• Then Joab came to the king, and said: 'What hast thou done? behold, Abner came unto thee; why is it that thou hast sent him away, and he is quite gone? (Prophets 2SA.3.24, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Marks a wrong answer; no operation clue. Trap: «quite a few» means many, not few. Do not mix «quite» (fairly) with «quiet» (with little noise): the letters are close.