Quite 為程度副詞，視其後所接的字詞而定，它有兩個意思：1.「相當，尚可，頗，有幾分」(rather, fairly, to some degree)；2.「很，非常，完全，十分」(very, totally or completely)。例如：
- Laura had been quite good at drawing when she was at school. (蘿拉求學時頗為擅長繪畫)
- We were quite excited about buying a new car. (我們對買了新車都感到相當興奮)
- His life has been quite different ever since his wife died. (從他太太過世起，他的生活就完全不一樣了)
- The victim remembered those rogues quite clearly. (受害者十分清晰地記得那些流氓)
Quite + 可分等級的形容詞和副詞
Quite 與可分等級的形容詞或副詞 (有比較級和最高級形式的形容詞或副詞) 連用時，通常表示「相當，尚可，頗，有幾分」的意思。例如：
- It’s quite cold/warm today. (今天相當冷/相當暖和) － Quite + 形容詞。
- Duke ran quite fast until they were already out of sight. (杜克跑得相當快，直到他們都已看不見了) － Quite + 副詞。
- Mary comes to visit her parents quite often. (瑪麗頗常探望她的父母親) － Quite + 頻率副詞。
Quite + 不可分等級的形容詞和副詞
Quite 與不可分等級的形容詞或副詞 (極限形容詞或副詞，即通常沒有比較級和最高級形式的形容詞或副詞) 連用時，通常表示「很，非常，完全，十分」的意思。例如：
- You’re quite right/wrong. (你完全正確/完全錯了)
- The professor is quite clearly fond of flowers. (很顯然這位教授喜歡花)
- The scenery was quite incredible. (風景很美)
注意：在口語中，這項用法的 quite 跟它所修飾的形容詞和副詞一樣都要唸重音。
Quite + 名詞
Quite + a/an/some + 名詞具有強調該名詞的作用；quite a/an/some 意為「相當」。例如：
- Joyce’s quite a girl. (喬伊絲可不是普通的女孩)
- It was quite a/some party. (那是一場頗為特別的聚會)
- It was quite an/some idea. (那是個相當棒的想法)
- I’ve been working for that company for quite some time. (我為那家公司工作已經相當久了)
Quite + a/an + 形容詞 + 名詞亦是在表示「相當，尚可，頗，有幾分」的意思。例如：
- He was quite a good actor. (他是個相當優秀的演員)
- They had to wait for quite a long time. (他們得等相當長的一段時間)
- It’s quite a big company. Around 200 staff. (那是一家還算大的公司。約有 200 名員工)
Quite a bit, quite a few, quite a lot
Quite 經常與 a bit、a few 和 a lot 連用來構成 quite a bit、quite a few 和 quite a lot。這三個相當常用的片語為同義詞，意為「大量，許多」。例如：
- We should ask Paul for some advice. He knows quite a bit about skateboarding. (我們應該要求保羅給我們一些意見。他很懂滑板)
- Quite a few (of) people has signed for this dating app. (不少人已經在這款交友應用程式上註冊)
- His sisters spent quite a lot of money on clothes. (他的姊妹花了許多錢買衣服)
Quite a bit 和 quite a lot 亦可表示「經常，常常」的意思。例如：
- I used to go swimming quite a bit. (我過去常游泳)
- Does Bruce come here quite a lot? (布魯斯常來這裡嗎？)
Quite a bit/a lot + 比較級
Quite a bit 和 quite a lot 經常與比較級形容詞或副詞連用來表示「非常，很大程度上」(much, very much) 的意思。例如：
- It’s quite a bit colder/warmer today. (今天冷得多/暖和得多)
- We went to Thailand when I was quite a bit younger. (在我很年輕時，我們去了泰國)
- The new smartphone is quite a lot lighter than the old model. (這款新智慧型手機比舊機型輕很多)
= The new smartphone is much lighter than the old model.
Quite + 動詞
在非正式的講話中，我們經常使用「quite + like, enjoy, understand 或 agree」來表達自己的看法或偏好。視上下文而定，quite 可能意為「相當」、「非常」或「完全，十分」。在句子中，這種用法的 quite 通常位在副詞慣常的中間位置，即主詞和主動詞之間、語氣助動詞或第一個助動詞之後，或當主動詞用的 BE動詞之後。例如：
- I quite like watching basketball games. (我相當喜歡看籃球比賽)
- I quite like seafood. (我相當喜歡吃海鮮)
- I quite enjoy going to weddings, but I don’t want to go to theirs. (我很喜歡參加婚禮，但我不想參加他們的)
- I quite agree. You’re absolutely right. (我完全同意/十分贊同。你對極了)
- I can quite understand why you are angry. (我完全能理解你為什麼生氣)
Not quite = not completely
我們經常使用 not quite 來表示 not completely 的意思，即「不太；不完全是；不是全部」，其後可接形容詞、副詞、名詞、動詞、分詞片語、介系詞片語和 wh- 子句。例如：
- The door was not quite closed. (門沒有全部關上)
- There were not quite as many/interesting/expensive as last time. (沒有像上一次那麼多/那麼有趣/那麼貴)
- I don’t quite know why Eunice didn’t come. (我不是很清楚尤妮絲為什麼沒來)
= I don’t know quite why Eunice didn’t come. - I couldn’t quite remember where she lived. (我不太記得她住在哪裡了)
= I couldn’t remember quite where she lived. - Cindy hesitated, not quite knowing what to do. (辛蒂猶豫了，不太清楚要做什麼)
- That’s not quite what I meant. (那不完全是我所要表達的意思)
Not quite 亦可用作簡答。例如：
- A: Are you ready, Kevin? (你準備好了嗎，凱文？)
B: No, not quite. (沒有，還沒)