Quiet or quite?

Quiet/kwaɪət/ and quite/kwaɪt/ are spelt and pronounced differently, and have different meanings.

Quiet is an adjective meaning ‘making very little noise’ or ‘having little activity or excitement’:

The children are very quiet. I wonder what they’re doing? Shall I go and see?

It’s a very quiet, peaceful village and we love living there.

Quite is an adverb which usually means ‘a little or a lot, but not completely’:

I’ve been quite busy this week. I hope things are not so busy next week.

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Adjective phrases

Adjectives

Quite

• jumping from the floor
• jumping hill
• jumping light
• jumping pit
• jumping pole
• jumping post
• jumping rope
• jumping round
• jumping saddle
• jumping seat
• jumping set
• jumping shoes
• jumping ski
• jumping skiing
• jumping skis
• jumping squat
• jumping stand
• jumping step
• jumping style
• jumping table
• jumping test
• jump in place
• jump in place to squat stand by double feet
• jump into
• jump into forward roll
• 加分
• 加分
• 加拿大体操协会
• 加棍大护掌
• 加藤
• 加藤泽男
• 动作中断
• 动作准备阶段
• 动作分类
• 动作因素
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