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Now that I know what I want, I don't have to hold on to it quite so much.
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Meaning of "quite so" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF QUITE SO

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE QUITE SO

quisling
quislingism
quist
quit
quitch
quitch grass
quitclaim
quite
quite a
quite a little
quite something
Quito
quitrent
quits
quittal
quittance
quitted
quitter
quittor
quiver

WORDS THAT END LIKE QUITE SO

also
Aso
aviso
basso
Burkina Faso
Burkina-Faso
Cardoso
El Paso
espresso
even so
expresso
just so
more so
or so
peso
Picasso
so
so-so
Treviso
verso

Synonyms and antonyms of quite so in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «quite so» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF QUITE SO

Find out the translation of quite so to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of quite so from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «quite so» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

这么
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tan
570 millions of speakers

English

quite so
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

इतना काफी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لذلك تماما
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

совсем так
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বেশ তাই
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tout à fait aussi
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Agak begitu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ganz so
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

それほど
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

그렇게
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cukup dadi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khá như vậy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நிச்சயமாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खूप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Oldukça
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

proprio così
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zupełnie tak
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зовсім так
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

chiar atât de
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αρκετά έτσι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

so baie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fullt så
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ganske så
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of quite so

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «QUITE SO»

The term «quite so» is quite widely used and occupies the 42.167 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «QUITE SO» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about quite so

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10 QUOTES WITH «QUITE SO»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word quite so.
1
Derek Bailey
In fact it's quite gratifying for me to see some of the people who really objected to this method of working now being quite so profligate in their use of it.
2
Bob Barker
Nothing gives me quite so much joy as when people tell me they've had their pets spayed or neutered.
3
Neal Boortz
There is nothing quite so depressing as waking up to face a day when you know that you are going to have to deal with a government office or bureaucrat.
4
Sean Booth
It's incredible, but I think a lot of people it shot over their heads 'cause they're used to just getting images and messing around with them, and for us to do something quite so 'designed' was a bit of a shock.
5
Calvin Coolidge
There is no dignity quite so impressive, and no one independence quite so important, as living within your means.
6
Evan Dando
I guess I'm about ready to promote myself in a more human way. I don't feel quite so insecure.
7
Jay Dratler
In my case, self-absorption is completely justified. I have never discovered any other subject quite so worthy of my attention.
8
Enzo Ferrari
I have yet to meet anyone quite so stubborn as myself and animated by this overpowering passion that leaves me no time for thought or anything else. I have, in fact, no interest in life outside racing cars.
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Lucian Freud
Now that I know what I want, I don't have to hold on to it quite so much.
10
Karen Gillan
Being in 'Doctor Who' has been so amazing. I don't think I will ever have a job quite so fun ever again. I feel sad because I am going to leave, but with any story, it has to come to an end.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «QUITE SO»

Discover the use of quite so in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to quite so and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Not-Quite-So-Easy Origami
Butterflies, speedboats, and penguins, who would have thought so much could be made out of paper?
Adria F Klein, 2010
2
Understanding screenwriting: learning from good, ...
Understanding Screenwriting dissects 21 successful and the unsuccessful screenplays.
Tom Stempel, 2008
3
A Treatise Explanatory of a New System of Naval, Military ...
W Quite so wry ->.•'; 6»6 Quite so well 6S7 Quite soon 658 Quite sour 659 Quite steady — 66V> Quite stout 661 Quite strange 662 Quite stupid 663 Quite substantial 664 Quite sufficient. — 665 lliat is) quite sufficient 666 Quite superior 667 ...
John Macdonald, 1817
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Sentence Adverbials in a Functional Description
(13a) The temperature was / mercifully not quite so low as it had been in Europe. In (13) we find a multiple occurrence of CA expressions on the hierarchical scope interpretation, with mercifully having been moved to the sentenceinitial position ...
Eva Koktova, 1986
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Charles Dickens's works. Charles Dickens ed. [18 vols. of a ...
The beautiful metropolis of America is by no means so clean a city as Boston, but many of its streets have the same characteristics ; except that the houses are not quite so fresh-coloured, the sign-boards are not quite so gaudy, the gilded ...
Charles Dickens, 1868
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The European Magazine: And London Review
I am not quite so tall as a native of Brobdignag, or quite to stiort as a native of Liliput. My nose it not quite so large as that described in the following epigram : " I see — 's extended nose appear, The herald to proclaim himself it near. He'll come ...
‎1804
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The Works of Charles Dickens ...: American notes
The beautiful metropolis of America is by no means so clean a city as Boston, but many of its streets have the same characteristics ; except that the houses are not quite so fresh- coloured, the sign-boards are not quite so gaudy, the gilded ...
Charles Dickens, Andrew Lang, 1868
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American Notes for General Circulation
THE beautiful metropolis of America is by no means so clean a city as Boston, but many of its streets have the same characteristics; except that the houses are not quite so fresh-coloured, the sign-boards are not quite so gaudy, the gilded ...
Charles Dickens, 1842
9
American Notes for General Circulation: Easyread Comfort Edition
NEW YORK. *** THE beautiful metropolis of America is by no means so clean a city as Boston, but many of its streets have the same characteristics; except that the houses are not quite so fresh- coloured, the signboards are not quite so gaudy, ...
Charles Dickens, 2009
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The Complete Works of Charles Dickens: Pictures from Italy ...
The beautiful metropolis of America is by no means so clean a city as Boston, but many of its streets have the same characteristics; except that the houses are not quite so fresh-coloured, the signboards are not quite so gaudy, the gilded letters  ...
Charles Dickens, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «QUITE SO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term quite so is used in the context of the following news items.
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The universe doesn't seem quite so random and pitiless when a …
It is a matter of seeing who blinks first, so to speak: the time when you realise that if a pot of tea is not made in the very near future, you will have entered that ... «New Statesman, Jul 15»
2
Economy not quite so bad in 1st quarter, revised to 0.2% contraction
The stumble in economic growth in the first quarter of the year wasn't quite as bad as earlier estimated, according to the latest and final revision by the ... «Los Angeles Times, Jun 15»
3
Emmys nominations won't be quite so early
NEW YORK – The Emmy Awards are ending the early wake-up calls. The Television Academy says its July 16 announcement of Emmy nominations will be held ... «Detroit Free Press, Jun 15»
4
Common courtesy isn't quite so common in Hong Kong
It's so basic: after you open a door, just hold it for whoever is directly behind you. The extra energy required is negligible and you earn a little goodwill. How hard ... «South China Morning Post, Jun 15»
5
Buffalo Peak's future not quite so bleak?
So why not invest the time needed to slowly take the course out of the red, or at least break even, Howard said. “We have the golf course,” Howard said. «La Grande Observer, Jun 15»
6
Heilemann: Maybe Hastert Wasn't Quite So Clean
Heilemann: Maybe Hastert Wasn't Quite So Clean. May 29, 2015 3:03 PM PDT. Mark and John discuss the scandal surrounding former Speaker of the U.S. ... «Bloomberg, May 15»
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Did Everything Have to End Quite So Neatly?
So I apologize in advance to Matthew Weiner for handing him a prickly succulent on my way out the door. But I did not much enjoy this episode. I feel like ... «Slate Magazine, May 15»
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Lando Calrissian's 'Star Wars' Future Isn't Quite So Cloudy Anymore
Less is more — especially when it comes to this holiday season's Star Wars: The Force Awakens, according to producer and co-screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan. «Yahoo News, May 15»
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Not quite so sunny
FROM 2009 to 2014, one in five jobs created in America was in Texas. Over the same period workers in the Lone Star State—on its own the world's 13th-largest ... «The Economist, May 15»
10
Weird Old Mariners No Longer Quite So Boring
So maybe this Mariners team isn't playing like the World Series contender we were hoping for. But they are interesting in a 1998 Mariners sort of way. «TheStranger.com, Apr 15»

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