"quite" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /kwaɪt/ Audio: en-us-quite.ogg [US] Forms: quite [positive], [comparative], Superlative–
enPR: kwīt Head templates: {{adverb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. very; much.
    Sense id: simple-quite-en-adv-qlh4qj6N
  2. Not very.
    Sense id: simple-quite-en-adv-gisoZZz7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Adverbs

Interjection

IPA: /kwaɪt/ Audio: en-us-quite.ogg [US] Forms: quite
enPR: kwīt Head templates: {{interjection}} [POS TABLE]
  1. exactly or indeed.
    Sense id: simple-quite-en-intj-LYBY~~yf
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