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quite

 
 
pronunciation:
kwaIt
part of speech: adverb
definition 1: "Quite" means completely or totally. If you are quite ready to leave, you are completely ready. If you are not quite done with your food, you are almost finished but not completely.
I always want to go outside and do something, but my sister is quite happy just to stay in her room.We put the cookies back in the oven for another couple minutes because they were not quite done.
synonyms:
absolutely, entirely, totally
similar words:
all, altogether, exactly, full, fully, most
definition 2: If you play the piano quite well, you play it fairly well or pretty well. Maybe you are not perfect or really great at playing it, but you are not at all bad.
Rebecca was worried about not doing well on her test, but with only a few questions wrong, she actually did quite well.The cookies Nathan baked were quite good. Even Nathan was surprised.
synonyms:
very
similar words:
completely, extremely, far, highly, most, perfectly