Very vs. Quite

Veryadjective

True, real, actual.

‘The fierce hatred of a very woman.’; ‘The very blood and bone of our grammar.’; ‘He tried his very best.’;

Quiteadverb

(heading) To the greatest extent or degree; completely, entirely.

Veryadjective

The same; identical.

‘He proposed marriage in the same restaurant, at the very table where they first met.’; ‘That's the very tool that I need.’;

Quiteadverb

With verbs, especially past participles.

Veryadjective

With limiting effect: mere.

Quiteadverb

With prepositional phrases and spatial adverbs.

Veryadverb

To a great extent or degree; extremely; exceedingly.

‘You’re drinking very slowly.’; ‘That dress is very you.’;

Quiteadverb

With predicative adjectives.

Veryadverb

True, truly.

Quiteadverb

With attributive adjectives, following an (especially indefinite) article; chiefly as expressing contrast, difference etc.

Veryadverb

(with superlatives) Used to firmly establish that nothing else surpasses in some respect.

‘He was the very best runner there.’;

Quiteadverb

Preceding nouns introduced by the indefinite article. Chiefly in negative constructions.

Veryadjective

True; real; actual; veritable.

‘Whether thou be my very son Esau or not.’; ‘He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.’; ‘The very essence of truth is plainness and brightness.’; ‘I looked on the consideration of public service or public ornament to be real and very justice.’;

Quiteadverb

With adverbs of manner.

Veryadverb

In a high degree; to no small extent; exceedingly; excessively; extremely; as, a very great mountain; a very bright sun; a very cold day; the river flows very rapidly; he was very much hurt.

Quiteadverb

(heading) In a fully justified sense; truly, perfectly, actually.

Veryadjective

precisely as stated;

‘the very center of town’;

Quiteadverb

Coming before the indefinite article and an attributive adjective. (Now largely merged with moderative senses, below.)

Veryadjective

being the exact same one; not any other:;

‘this is the identical room we stayed in before’; ‘the themes of his stories are one and the same’; ‘saw the selfsame quotation in two newspapers’; ‘on this very spot’; ‘the very thing he said yesterday’; ‘the very man I want to see’;

Quiteadverb

With plain adjectives, past participles, and adverbs.

Veryadjective

used to give emphasis to the relevance of the thing modified;

‘his very name struck terror’; ‘caught in the very act’;

Quiteadverb

Coming before the definite article and an attributive superlative.

Veryadjective

used to give emphasis;

‘the very essence of artistic expression is invention’; ‘the very back of the room’;

Quiteadverb

Before a noun preceded by an indefinite article; now often with ironic implications that the noun in question is particularly noteworthy or remarkable.

Veryadverb

used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal;

‘she was very gifted’; ‘he played very well’; ‘a really enjoyable evening’; ‘I'm real sorry about it’; ‘a rattling good yarn’;

Quiteadverb

Before a noun preceded by the definite article.

Veryadverb

precisely so;

‘on the very next page’; ‘he expected the very opposite’;

Quiteadverb

With prepositional or adverbial phrases.

Quiteadverb

To a moderate extent or degree; somewhat, rather.

Quiteinterjection

Indicates agreement; "exactly so".

Quitenoun

(bullfighting) A series of passes made with the cape to distract the bull.

Quiteverb

See Quit.

Quiteadverb

Completely; wholly; entirely; totally; perfectly; as, the work is not quite done; the object is quite accomplished; to be quite mistaken.

‘Man shall not quite be lost, but saved who will.’; ‘The same actions may be aimed at different ends, and arise from quite contrary principles.’;

Quiteadverb

To a great extent or degree; very; very much; considerably.

‘He really looks quite concerned.’; ‘The island stretches along the land and is quite close to it.’;

Quiteadverb

to a degree (not used with a negative);

‘quite tasty’; ‘quite soon’; ‘quite ill’; ‘quite rich’;

Quiteadverb

to the greatest extent; completely;

‘you're quite right’; ‘she was quite alone’; ‘was quite mistaken’; ‘quite the opposite’; ‘not quite finished’; ‘did not quite make it’;

Quiteadverb

of an unusually noticeable or exceptional or remarkable kind (not used with a negative);

‘her victory was quite something’; ‘she's quite a girl’; ‘quite a film’; ‘quite a walk’; ‘we've had quite an afternoon’;

Quiteadverb

actually or truly or to an extreme;

‘was quite a sudden change’; ‘it's quite the thing to do’; ‘quite the rage’; ‘Quite so!’;

Quiteadverb

to the utmost or most absolute extent or degree; absolutely; completely

‘I quite agree’; ‘quite frankly, I don't blame you’; ‘are you quite certain about this?’; ‘it's quite out of the question’; ‘this is quite a different problem’;

Quiteadverb

very; really (used as an intensifier)

‘‘You've no intention of coming back?’ ‘I'm quite sorry, but no, I have not.’’;

Quiteadverb

all the way

‘dresses quite from Port of Spain’;

Quiteadverb

to a certain or fairly significant extent or degree; fairly

‘he's quite an attractive man’; ‘it's quite warm outside’;

Quiteinterjection

expressing agreement with or understanding of a remark or statement

‘‘I don't want to talk about that now.’ ‘Quite’’;