1. (

• quite ,
• rather

) to a degree (not used with a negative); "quite tasty"; "quite soon"; "quite ill"; "quite rich" ;

2. (

• quite ,

) 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. (

• quite ,
• quite_a ,
• quite_an

) 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" ;

4. (

• quite ,

) actually or truly or to an extreme; "was quite a sudden change"; "it's quite the thing to do"; "quite the rage"; "Quite so!" ;