quite

Definition

Examples

The seminar was quite useful, and many attendees took detailed notes.

Synonyms

• fairlyto a moderately sufficient extent or degree
• ratheron the contrary
• completelyto a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')

Collocations

• Easy quite well
  describing quite well (to a degree (not used with a negative))
• Medium quite busy with preparations
  describing quite busy with preparations (to a degree (not used with a negative))
• Hard not quite achieve the desired objective
  describing not quite achieve the desired objective (negation of a word or group of words)
• Very Hard quite the contrary to expectations
  describing quite the contrary to expectations (to a degree (not used with a negative))