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Siavash Moghaddasian Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

Quite busy

Hello everyone,
Does "quite" mean "very"? Or "somewhat"?

Mary: Good evening.What will you have?

Peter: I'll have a beer. And what about you, what would you like to have?

Mary: Oh, I'll have a beer too.

Peter: This bar is quite busy.
  

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Siavash Moghaddasian Does "quite" mean "very"? Or "somewhat"? It can mean either one.

— CalifJim

  • Siavash Moghaddasian Does "quite" mean "very"?
  • Or "somewhat"?
  • It can mean either one.
  • Technically, "quite" means "completely", especially when negated.
  • In the affirmative many people take it to mean "somewhat" or "rather".
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Siavash MoghaddasianDoes "quite" mean "very"? Or "somewhat"?

It can mean either one. Technically, "quite" means "completely", especially when negated. In the affirmative many people take it to mean "somewhat" or "rather".

CJ

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Does "quite" mean "very"? Or "somewhat"? Somewhat, Mary: Good evening.What will you have? I assume Mary works in the bar.

Peter: I'll have a beer. Where I live, you order using the name of the bee
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