Learners of English sometimes confuse the words quit, quite and quiet, or have difficulty using them. The difference between these words is explained below, with examples of use.
- QUIT :
Quit is a verb meaning:- To leave a place or a job:
- “Alex quit college during his second year.’
- “Jenny is going to quit teaching and become a full-time writer.”
- To stop or discontinue doing something:
- “Sam says he’s going to quit smoking.”
- “Quit complaining and get on with the job!”
- To leave a place or a job:
- QUITE:
Quite is an adverb meaning ‘fairly’, ‘to some degree’, ‘a little or a lot, but not completely’ .
It is not as emphatic as ‘very’ or ‘extremely’.- “It’s quite warm outside today.”
- “The house we bought needs quite a bit of work.”
- “The candidate spoke English quite well.”
- “I quite like living in a small town.”
- “Julie made it quite clear that she was against the idea.”
- “After his illness Charlie was never quite the same.”
- QUIET: can be used as both as an adjective or a verb.
As an adjective, quiet means silent or no sound or noise.
When quiet is used as a verb, it means to make quiet or to silence.
- “I told the children to be quiet while I was on the phone.”
- “This is a quiet area. There is not much traffic.”
- “Business has been quiet since the beginning of the year.”
- “We preferred to have a quiet wedding with just our two families.
- “Early in the morning the streets are empty and quiet.”
- “The doctor said she’d have a quiet word with my mother.”
My office is quiet and quite comfortable. I’ll miss it when I quit.
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