Collocations for "quite a"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "quite a" in context.
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quite a
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.- that is quite a [large, small, heavy, bright]
- that was quite a good [meal, burger, lecture]
- was quite a different [situation, issue]
- is quite a nice [shirt, hat]
- is quite [an old, a new, a recent] model
- was quite an [inappropriate, insensitive] thing to say
- quite an [accomplishment, experience, achievement]
- [he, this guy] is quite a catch
- have quite a lot of [work, studying] to do
- there are quite a few [options, available, left]
- it's quite a story
- it's been quite a [while, long time] since
- it was quite a [while] ago
- have quite a way (still) to go
- it's quite a way [from here, away]
- we had quite a time [trying, getting]
'quite a' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):