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She's quite a beauty.
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We found it quite a change when we moved to London.
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He's quite the little gentleman, isn't he?
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It must be quite some car.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
quite like something — quite like/enjoy/something british phrase to like or enjoy something, but not to a great degree I quite like going to weddings, but I don’t want to go to theirs. We quite enjoyed our day out, in spite of the weather. Thesaurus: to like something … Useful english dictionary
quite enjoy something — quite like/enjoy/something british phrase to like or enjoy something, but not to a great degree I quite like going to weddings, but I don’t want to go to theirs. We quite enjoyed our day out, in spite of the weather. Thesaurus: to like something … Useful english dictionary
quite the something — ˈquite a/the sth idiom (also informal ˈquite some sth) used to show that a person or thing is particularly impressive or unusual in some way • She s quite a beauty. • … Useful english dictionary
quite some something — … Useful english dictionary
quite something — (informal) Something remarkable or excellent • • • Main Entry: ↑quite * * * quite something spoken phrase used for saying that someone or something is very interesting or impressive I’ll have to introduce you to her – she’s quite something.… … Useful english dictionary
something — [sum′thiŋ] pron. 1. a thing that is not definitely known, understood, or identified; some undetermined thing [something went wrong] 2. some thing or things, definite but unspecified [have something to eat] 3. a bit; a little [something over an… … English World dictionary
something — / sVmTIN/ pronoun (not usually in questions or negatives) 1 used to mean a particular thing when you do not know its name, do not know exactly what it is etc: There s something in my eye. | Sarah said something about coming over later. |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
quite — [ kwaıt ] function word *** Quite can be used in the following ways: as an adverb (before an adjective or adverb): I was quite angry with her. (before a verb): I quite agree with you. I can t quite decide which dress to wear today. as a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
quite — W1S1 [kwaıt] predeterminer, adv [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: quit, quite free of (13 19 centuries), from Old French quite; QUIT] 1.) fairly or very, but not extremely →↑pretty ▪ The food in the canteen is usually quite good. ▪ He seems quite upset… … Dictionary of contemporary English
quite some — quite a/quite some/ phrase used before a noun for emphasizing that something is unusual or interesting The news came as quite a surprise. It was quite a competition. He’s been renting the house for quite some time. They have to walk home and it’s … Useful english dictionary
