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Adverbs
Hi,
What does mean by those two adverbs " pretty, quite." I have problem to distinguishe between them. Thanks in advance..
pretty and quite, used as adverbs:
"pretty" = fairly, moderately; substantially, very I can't eat; I am pretty [fairly] full at the moment. The wind blew pretty [subtantially, very] hard. "quite" = entirely, exactly, to a (substantial) extent, substantially That's not quite [exactly] what I was expecting. That amount is quite [to an substantial extent] small. I'm quite [substantially] fond of him.
Thank you Guest for your quick answer. I did expect that they mean " kind of, for some extent." Now being knowing their correct meaning, I need to know the adverbs that I can use to mean " kind of."
'Kind of' can mean only 'a little' or moderately (more than a little but less than substantial).
Slightly, 'a little', somewhat, moderately, fairly, 'sort of' - are just a few of the many synonyms for 'kind of'. |