Betekenis van quite In het Nederlands

• 0 completely:

  • The two situations are quite different.

  • The colours almost match but not quite.

  • I enjoyed her new book though it's not quite as good as her last one.

  • UK formal Are you quite sure you want to go?

  • Quite honestly/frankly, the thought of it terrified me.

  • I don't quite know what to say.

  • I didn't quite catch what he said.

  • "You'd think he could spare some money - he's not exactly poor." "Quite."

  • They have been working on this for quite some time.

  • That's quite a beard you've grown, young man!

  • It was quite the worst dinner I have ever had.

• 1 a little or a lot but not completely:

  • I'm quite tired but I can certainly walk a little further.

  • There was quite a lot of traffic today but yesterday was even busier.

  • It was quite a difficult job.

  • He's quite attractive but not what I'd call gorgeous.

  • It would be quite a nuisance to write to everyone.

• 2 to a large degree:

  • School is quite different from what it once was.

  • We’ve had quite a lot of rain this year.

  • There were quite a few (= a lot) of people waiting in line.

  • She had quite a bit (= a lot) to say to him when he finally showed up.

  • I hadn’t seen Rebecca in quite a while (= for a long time).

• 3 completely:

  • Quite frankly, the thought of performing terrifies me.

  • I’m not quite done yet.

  • I’m not quite sure I understand.

• 4 really or truly:

  • Winning this contest was quite an accomplishment.

  • It was quite a remarkable speech.