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Asked on December 24, 2021 in American english.
Is beautiful in AmE more akin to very beautiful?
If we don’t use the phrase quite, meaning something similar to not in a noticeable or measurable amount. on his site!
However using the examples from the Cambridge Dictionaries Online (which are similar to yours), I can give some more common ways we would express the same meaning of a little or a lot but not totally :
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I’m quite tired but I can certainly walk a little further.
I’d moved to an area with a lot of traffic today and the traffic is getting worse. (replacing quite -
): very, a little, a bit, somewhat, (vernacular) type of, kind of Today was quite a lot of traffic but yesterday was even busier.
(replacing quite a lot of ): a lot of and quite a bit of, some, It was -
quite a difficult job.
(replacing quite a):. Very, somewhat of a, a bit of a he’s quite attractive but -
not what I’d call gorgeous.
(replacing quite ): very, somewhat, really, Sorting, kind of It would be quite a nuisance -
to write to everybody.
(replacing quite a ): a big, a little, a minor, a small These suggestions don’t constitute
a comprehensive list, but the point is that I wouldn’t often hear or see a predetereminer that is as nonspecific as quite appears to be (as in a little or a lot but not completely, per the Cambridge Dictionaries Online definition).
In many cases like these, the adjective predeterminer wouldn’t be used at all.
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Asked on December 24, 2021 in American english.
Is beautiful in AmE more akin to very beautiful?
If we don’t use the phrase quite, meaning something similar to not in a noticeable or measurable amount. on his site!
However using the examples from the Cambridge Dictionaries Online (which are similar to yours), I can give some more common ways we would express the same meaning of a little or a lot but not totally :
-
I’m quite tired but I can certainly walk a little further.
I’d moved to an area with a lot of traffic today and the traffic is getting worse. (replacing quite -
): very, a little, a bit, somewhat, (vernacular) type of, kind of Today was quite a lot of traffic but yesterday was even busier.
(replacing quite a lot of ): a lot of and quite a bit of, some, It was -
quite a difficult job.
(replacing quite a):. Very, somewhat of a, a bit of a he’s quite attractive but -
not what I’d call gorgeous.
(replacing quite ): very, somewhat, really, Sorting, kind of It would be quite a nuisance -
to write to everybody.
(replacing quite a ): a big, a little, a minor, a small These suggestions don’t constitute
a comprehensive list, but the point is that I wouldn’t often hear or see a predetereminer that is as nonspecific as quite appears to be (as in a little or a lot but not completely, per the Cambridge Dictionaries Online definition).
In many cases like these, the adjective predeterminer wouldn’t be used at all.
- 265253 views
- 30 answers
- 98043 votes
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Asked on December 24, 2021 in American english.
Is beautiful in AmE more akin to very beautiful?
If we don’t use the phrase quite, meaning something similar to not in a noticeable or measurable amount. on his site!
However using the examples from the Cambridge Dictionaries Online (which are similar to yours), I can give some more common ways we would express the same meaning of a little or a lot but not totally :
-
I’m quite tired but I can certainly walk a little further.
I’d moved to an area with a lot of traffic today and the traffic is getting worse. (replacing quite -
): very, a little, a bit, somewhat, (vernacular) type of, kind of Today was quite a lot of traffic but yesterday was even busier.
(replacing quite a lot of ): a lot of and quite a bit of, some, It was -
quite a difficult job.
(replacing quite a):. Very, somewhat of a, a bit of a he’s quite attractive but -
not what I’d call gorgeous.
(replacing quite ): very, somewhat, really, Sorting, kind of It would be quite a nuisance -
to write to everybody.
(replacing quite a ): a big, a little, a minor, a small These suggestions don’t constitute
a comprehensive list, but the point is that I wouldn’t often hear or see a predetereminer that is as nonspecific as quite appears to be (as in a little or a lot but not completely, per the Cambridge Dictionaries Online definition).
In many cases like these, the adjective predeterminer wouldn’t be used at all.
- 265253 views
- 30 answers
- 98043 votes
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Asked on December 24, 2021 in American english.
Is beautiful in AmE more akin to very beautiful?
If we don’t use the phrase quite, meaning something similar to not in a noticeable or measurable amount. on his site!
However using the examples from the Cambridge Dictionaries Online (which are similar to yours), I can give some more common ways we would express the same meaning of a little or a lot but not totally :
-
I’m quite tired but I can certainly walk a little further.
I’d moved to an area with a lot of traffic today and the traffic is getting worse. (replacing quite -
): very, a little, a bit, somewhat, (vernacular) type of, kind of Today was quite a lot of traffic but yesterday was even busier.
(replacing quite a lot of ): a lot of and quite a bit of, some, It was -
quite a difficult job.
(replacing quite a):. Very, somewhat of a, a bit of a he’s quite attractive but -
not what I’d call gorgeous.
(replacing quite ): very, somewhat, really, Sorting, kind of It would be quite a nuisance -
to write to everybody.
(replacing quite a ): a big, a little, a minor, a small These suggestions don’t constitute
a comprehensive list, but the point is that I wouldn’t often hear or see a predetereminer that is as nonspecific as quite appears to be (as in a little or a lot but not completely, per the Cambridge Dictionaries Online definition).
In many cases like these, the adjective predeterminer wouldn’t be used at all.
- 265253 views
- 30 answers
- 98043 votes
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Asked on December 23, 2021 in American english.
Is beautiful in AmE more akin to very beautiful?
If we don’t use the phrase quite, meaning something similar to not in a noticeable or measurable amount. on his site!
However using the examples from the Cambridge Dictionaries Online (which are similar to yours), I can give some more common ways we would express the same meaning of a little or a lot but not totally :
-
I’m quite tired but I can certainly walk a little further.
I’d moved to an area with a lot of traffic today and the traffic is getting worse. (replacing quite -
): very, a little, a bit, somewhat, (vernacular) type of, kind of Today was quite a lot of traffic but yesterday was even busier.
(replacing quite a lot of ): a lot of and quite a bit of, some, It was -
quite a difficult job.
(replacing quite a):. Very, somewhat of a, a bit of a he’s quite attractive but -
not what I’d call gorgeous.
(replacing quite ): very, somewhat, really, Sorting, kind of It would be quite a nuisance -
to write to everybody.
(replacing quite a ): a big, a little, a minor, a small These suggestions don’t constitute
a comprehensive list, but the point is that I wouldn’t often hear or see a predetereminer that is as nonspecific as quite appears to be (as in a little or a lot but not completely, per the Cambridge Dictionaries Online definition).
In many cases like these, the adjective predeterminer wouldn’t be used at all.
- 265253 views
- 30 answers
- 98043 votes
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Asked on December 23, 2021 in American english.
Is beautiful in AmE more akin to very beautiful?
If we don’t use the phrase quite, meaning something similar to not in a noticeable or measurable amount. on his site!
However using the examples from the Cambridge Dictionaries Online (which are similar to yours), I can give some more common ways we would express the same meaning of a little or a lot but not totally :
-
I’m quite tired but I can certainly walk a little further.
I’d moved to an area with a lot of traffic today and the traffic is getting worse. (replacing quite -
): very, a little, a bit, somewhat, (vernacular) type of, kind of Today was quite a lot of traffic but yesterday was even busier.
(replacing quite a lot of ): a lot of and quite a bit of, some, It was -
quite a difficult job.
(replacing quite a):. Very, somewhat of a, a bit of a he’s quite attractive but -
not what I’d call gorgeous.
(replacing quite ): very, somewhat, really, Sorting, kind of It would be quite a nuisance -
to write to everybody.
(replacing quite a ): a big, a little, a minor, a small These suggestions don’t constitute
a comprehensive list, but the point is that I wouldn’t often hear or see a predetereminer that is as nonspecific as quite appears to be (as in a little or a lot but not completely, per the Cambridge Dictionaries Online definition).
In many cases like these, the adjective predeterminer wouldn’t be used at all.
- 265253 views
- 30 answers
- 98043 votes
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Asked on December 23, 2021 in American english.
Is beautiful in AmE more akin to very beautiful?
If we don’t use the phrase quite, meaning something similar to not in a noticeable or measurable amount. on his site!
However using the examples from the Cambridge Dictionaries Online (which are similar to yours), I can give some more common ways we would express the same meaning of a little or a lot but not totally :
-
I’m quite tired but I can certainly walk a little further.
I’d moved to an area with a lot of traffic today and the traffic is getting worse. (replacing quite -
): very, a little, a bit, somewhat, (vernacular) type of, kind of Today was quite a lot of traffic but yesterday was even busier.
(replacing quite a lot of ): a lot of and quite a bit of, some, It was -
quite a difficult job.
(replacing quite a):. Very, somewhat of a, a bit of a he’s quite attractive but -
not what I’d call gorgeous.
(replacing quite ): very, somewhat, really, Sorting, kind of It would be quite a nuisance -
to write to everybody.
(replacing quite a ): a big, a little, a minor, a small These suggestions don’t constitute
a comprehensive list, but the point is that I wouldn’t often hear or see a predetereminer that is as nonspecific as quite appears to be (as in a little or a lot but not completely, per the Cambridge Dictionaries Online definition).
In many cases like these, the adjective predeterminer wouldn’t be used at all.
- 265253 views
- 30 answers
- 98043 votes
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Asked on December 23, 2021 in American english.
Is beautiful in AmE more akin to very beautiful?
If we don’t use the phrase quite, meaning something similar to not in a noticeable or measurable amount. on his site!
However using the examples from the Cambridge Dictionaries Online (which are similar to yours), I can give some more common ways we would express the same meaning of a little or a lot but not totally :
-
I’m quite tired but I can certainly walk a little further.
I’d moved to an area with a lot of traffic today and the traffic is getting worse. (replacing quite -
): very, a little, a bit, somewhat, (vernacular) type of, kind of Today was quite a lot of traffic but yesterday was even busier.
(replacing quite a lot of ): a lot of and quite a bit of, some, It was -
quite a difficult job.
(replacing quite a):. Very, somewhat of a, a bit of a he’s quite attractive but -
not what I’d call gorgeous.
(replacing quite ): very, somewhat, really, Sorting, kind of It would be quite a nuisance -
to write to everybody.
(replacing quite a ): a big, a little, a minor, a small These suggestions don’t constitute
a comprehensive list, but the point is that I wouldn’t often hear or see a predetereminer that is as nonspecific as quite appears to be (as in a little or a lot but not completely, per the Cambridge Dictionaries Online definition).
In many cases like these, the adjective predeterminer wouldn’t be used at all.
- 265253 views
- 30 answers
- 98043 votes
-
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Asked on December 23, 2021 in American english.
Is beautiful in AmE more akin to very beautiful?
If we don’t use the phrase quite, meaning something similar to not in a noticeable or measurable amount. on his site!
However using the examples from the Cambridge Dictionaries Online (which are similar to yours), I can give some more common ways we would express the same meaning of a little or a lot but not totally :
-
I’m quite tired but I can certainly walk a little further.
I’d moved to an area with a lot of traffic today and the traffic is getting worse. (replacing quite -
): very, a little, a bit, somewhat, (vernacular) type of, kind of Today was quite a lot of traffic but yesterday was even busier.
(replacing quite a lot of ): a lot of and quite a bit of, some, It was -
quite a difficult job.
(replacing quite a):. Very, somewhat of a, a bit of a he’s quite attractive but -
not what I’d call gorgeous.
(replacing quite ): very, somewhat, really, Sorting, kind of It would be quite a nuisance -
to write to everybody.
(replacing quite a ): a big, a little, a minor, a small These suggestions don’t constitute
a comprehensive list, but the point is that I wouldn’t often hear or see a predetereminer that is as nonspecific as quite appears to be (as in a little or a lot but not completely, per the Cambridge Dictionaries Online definition).
In many cases like these, the adjective predeterminer wouldn’t be used at all.
- 265253 views
- 30 answers
- 98043 votes
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Asked on December 23, 2021 in American english.
Is beautiful in AmE more akin to very beautiful?
If we don’t use the phrase quite, meaning something similar to not in a noticeable or measurable amount. on his site!
However using the examples from the Cambridge Dictionaries Online (which are similar to yours), I can give some more common ways we would express the same meaning of a little or a lot but not totally :
-
I’m quite tired but I can certainly walk a little further.
I’d moved to an area with a lot of traffic today and the traffic is getting worse. (replacing quite -
): very, a little, a bit, somewhat, (vernacular) type of, kind of Today was quite a lot of traffic but yesterday was even busier.
(replacing quite a lot of ): a lot of and quite a bit of, some, It was -
quite a difficult job.
(replacing quite a):. Very, somewhat of a, a bit of a he’s quite attractive but -
not what I’d call gorgeous.
(replacing quite ): very, somewhat, really, Sorting, kind of It would be quite a nuisance -
to write to everybody.
(replacing quite a ): a big, a little, a minor, a small These suggestions don’t constitute
a comprehensive list, but the point is that I wouldn’t often hear or see a predetereminer that is as nonspecific as quite appears to be (as in a little or a lot but not completely, per the Cambridge Dictionaries Online definition).
In many cases like these, the adjective predeterminer wouldn’t be used at all.
- 265253 views
- 30 answers
- 98043 votes
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