quite a bit

quite a lot/a bit/a few/ phrase

a large number or amount

With a penny you could buy quite a lot of sweets in those days.

My family have moved around quite a bit since then.

His encouragement and interest inspired quite a few people to take up skiing.

Thesaurus: large quantities or amounts_synonym large amounts or quantities of a specific kind_hyponym

Main entry: quite

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quite a bit (or chiefly Brit a good/fair bit)

: a fairly large amount : a lot

He knows quite a bit [=quite a lot] more about it than I do.

The wait was quite a bit [=considerably] longer than I thought it would be.

She lost the race by quite a bit.

We've been seeing quite a bit of each other lately. [=we've been spending a lot of time together lately]

She'd already finished a good bit of the work before I returned.

There's still a fair bit (of the cake) left.

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Main Entry: ↑bit

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quite a bit — see ↑bit, 1

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Main Entry: ↑quite

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quite a ˈlot (of sth) idiom

(also BrE informal quite a ˈbit) a large number or amount of sth

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They drank quite a lot of wine.

Main entry: ↑quite_idiom

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quite\ a\ bit — • quite a little (bit) • not a little formal • quite a bit informal noun or adj. phr. Rather a large amount; rather much; more than a little. We are not finished; quite a little is left to do. Cleaning the backyard needed quite a little work. the … Словарь американских идиом
quite a bit — See: QUITE A LITTLE … Dictionary of American idioms
quite a bit — See: QUITE A LITTLE … Dictionary of American idioms
quite a bit — a large number or amount. She had quite a bit to say to him when he finally showed up … New idioms dictionary
quite a bit — ► quite a lot (or a bit) a considerable number or amount. Main Entry: ↑quite … English terms dictionary
quite a bit — phrasal a considerable amount … New Collegiate Dictionary
quite a bit — noun A considerable amount … Wiktionary
quite a bit — a good deal, a considerable amount … English contemporary dictionary
quite a bit — idi a fairly large amount … From formal English to slang
quite a bit — 1. Fairly frequently or much. 2. A good amount … A concise dictionary of English slang

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