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

• put sth to the test
• put sth to the vote
• put sth toward something
• put sth towards something
• put sth towards sth
• put sth toward sth
• put sth under the microscope
• put sth up
• put sth up as collateral
• put sth up for adoption
• put-stick-oar-in
• put/stick that in your pipe and smoke it!
• put-stick-that-in-your-pipe-and-smoke-it
• put/stick the knife in
• put-stick-the-knife-into
• put/stick the knife into someone
• put/stick your oar in
• put-stock-in
• put stock in
• put stock in something
• put stock in sth
• put straight
• putt
• puttanesca
• putted
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