"quite a bit" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˌkwaɪt ə ˈbɪt/ [UK, US], /ˌkwɑɪt ə ˈbɪt/ [General-Australian], [ˌkwɑɪ.ɾə ˈbɪt] [General-Australian] Audio: En-au-quite a bit.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} quite a bit (not comparable)
  1. (idiomatic) considerably Tags: idiomatic, not-comparable Related terms: a bit, a lot Translations (considerably): considerablement (Catalan), 好多 (hǎoduō) (Chinese Mandarin), aika paljon (Finnish), melko paljon (Finnish), melkoisesti (Finnish), aika lailla (Finnish), considérablement (French), considerevolmente (Italian), considerablament (Occitan), consideravelmente (Portuguese), considerabil (Romanian), considerablemente (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-quite_a_bit-en-adv-SKWZ7pVu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations

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