Collocations for "quite"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "quite" in context.
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quite
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adv
- is quite [different, hot, good, interesting]
- am quite [happy, excited] about
- they are quite similar
- yes, I am quite sure
- UK: I quite agree
- you're quite [right, wrong] (about that)
- that was quite [easy, difficult]
- it is quite [clear, possible] (that)
- am (really) quite all right
- already quite [full, overloaded]
- seems quite unnecessary
- is considered quite [old, unnecessary]
- quite young for his [position, experience]
- quite old for the [job, game, ride]
- (really) quite [wonderful, extraordinary]
- was not quite [finished, done, complete]
- oops, not quite
- yes, quite possibly
- has been quite [some, a long] time since
- is quite the opposite (actually)
- you look quite the [part, gentleman]
- [there is, there's] nothing quite like a
- you [did, sang, performed] quite well
- not quite as [much, good, tall]
- not quite what I imagined
- happens quite often (actually)
- quite [liked, enjoyed] the [movie, book, discussion]
- don't quite agree with that
- don't quite [know what you mean, understand]
- UK: well, quite!
- UK: quite right too!
'quite' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
accent
- accurately
- adequate
- alike
- almost
- amazed
- amused
- apart
- as
- astonishing
- athlete
- attached
- badly
- baggy
- belly
- better
- bewildered
- big
- bind
- bite
- bitter
- bleak
- blue
- boast
- bold
- bright
- button
- buy
- catch
- challenging
- character
- cheeky
- chef
- claim
- clear
- client
- clip
- colorful
- complex
- complicated
- comprehend
- concept
- confusing
- considering
- contrary
- conundrum
- convenient
- coup
- critical
- crunch