Hypertext Webster Gateway: "quite"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Quite \Quite\, v. t. & i.
See {Quit}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Quite \Quite\, adv. [F. quite discharged, free, clear; cf. OF.
quitement freely, frankly, entirely. See {Quit}, a.]
1. Completely; wholly; entirely; totally; perfectly; as, the
work is not quite done; the object is quite accomplished;
to be quite mistaken.

Man shall not quite be lost, but saved who will.
--Milton.

The same actions may be aimed at different ends, and
arise from quite contrary principles. --Spectator.

2. To a great extent or degree; very; very much;
considerably. ``Quite amusing.'' --Macaulay.

He really looks quite concerned. --Landor.

The island stretches along the land and is quite
close to it. --Jowett
(Thucyd. ).

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

quite
adv 1: to a degree (not used with a negative); "quite tasty";
"quite soon"; "quite ill"; "quite rich" [syn: {rather}]
2: to the greatest extent; completely; "you're quite right";
"she was quite alone"; "was quite mistaken"; "quite the
opposite"; "not quite finished"; "did not quite make it"
3: of an unusually noticeable or exceptional or remarkable kind
(not used with a negative); "her victory was quite
something"; "she's quite a girl"; "quite a film"; "quite a
walk"; "we've had quite an afternoon" [syn: {quite a}, {quite
an}]
4: actually or truly or to an extreme; "was quite a sudden
change"; "it's quite the thing to do"; "quite the rage";
"Quite so!"


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