What does the phrase quite a bit mean?
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What does the phrase quite a bit mean?
quite a lot
phrase. Quite a bit means quite a lot. They’re worth quite a bit of money. Things have changed quite a bit.
How do you say quite a bit?
quite a bit
- a little.
- fairly.
- quite.
- rather.
- reasonably.
- slightly.
- somewhat.
- passably.
Is quite a bit a lot?
“Quite a bit” means that you have a lot of something. It can be used to say something is in greater quantity, for example: “I have quite a bit of work to do today.” In this example “bit” is the subject described as being “of work. “Quite a few” also means you have a lot of something, but specifically quantity.
What can I say instead of a lot?
What follows is a list of alternatives to “a lot.” Consider using these more descriptive words and phrases in your next project.
- a good deal.
- a great deal.
- a large number.
- ample.
- a whole heap.
- an abundance.
- bunches.
- copious, copious amount.
Is quite a few a lot?
“Quite a few” also means you have a lot of something, but specifically quantity. You could say: “I own quite a few pencils”, or “We moved quite a few pieces of furniture.” “Few” is not the noun, and the phrase must be followed by a noun. “Quite a lot”, just like the previous two, means you have a lot of something.
What is a fancy word for large?
broad, considerable, enormous, extensive, full, generous, giant, gigantic, grand, great, hefty, huge, immense, massive, populous, sizable, spacious, substantial, vast, wide.
Is quite a few correct?
Quite-a-few definition An indefinite and somewhat large number; more than a few; a fair number of. I’ve watched quite a few basketball games in my time. Quite a few is defined as when you have more than one or two of something.
Is quite a lot correct?
It can be used wherever you could just say “a lot” by itself. For example, you could say “I have a lot of bananas”, or you could say “I have quite a lot of bananas”. “Quite a lot of bananas” is more than “a lot of bananas”
How do you use quite in a sentence?
How to use Quite in a sentence
- It is quite near the park gate.
- You’re growing into quite the young lady.
- He was getting to be quite a handsome young man.
- But she didn’t feel quite ready yet.
- I must have made quite a spectacle.
- That didn’t come out quite right.
