Phrase guide

quite a few

det · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

det

Meaning 1

An indefinite and somewhat large number; more than a few; a fair number of; quite a lot.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I've watched quite a few basketball games in my time.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An indefinite and somewhat large number.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

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Across languages

Translations

38 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bashkir: байтаҡ (baytaq) — indefinite and somewhat large number
  • Bashkir: күп кенә (küp kenə) — indefinite and somewhat large number
  • Catalan: bastant — indefinite and somewhat large number
  • Chinese Mandarin: 好幾 /好几 (hǎojǐ) — indefinite and somewhat large number
  • Chinese Mandarin: 不少 (bùshǎo) — indefinite and somewhat large number
  • Chinese Mandarin: 相當多 /相当多 (xiāngdāng duō) — indefinite and somewhat large number
  • Dutch: heel wat — indefinite and somewhat large number
  • Finnish: aika moni — indefinite and somewhat large number
  • Finnish: melko moni — indefinite and somewhat large number
  • French: pas mal de — indefinite and somewhat large number
  • French: nombre de — indefinite and somewhat large number
  • French: bon nombre de — indefinite and somewhat large number
  • Greek: αρκετός (arketós) — indefinite and somewhat large number
  • Italian: un bel po' — indefinite and somewhat large number
  • Japanese: 少なからぬ (sukunakaranu) — indefinite and somewhat large number
  • Japanese: かなりの (kanari no) — indefinite and somewhat large number
  • Macedonian: не баш малку (ne baš malku) — indefinite and somewhat large number
  • Norwegian Bokmål: en del — indefinite and somewhat large number
  • Occitan: pas mau de — indefinite and somewhat large number
  • Polish: sporo — indefinite and somewhat large number
  • Portuguese: bastante — indefinite and somewhat large number
  • Russian: не та́к уж ма́ло (ne ták už málo) — indefinite and somewhat large number
  • Russian: дово́льно мно́го (dovólʹno mnógo) — indefinite and somewhat large number
  • Scots: a guid pickle — indefinite and somewhat large number
  • Slovak: hodne — indefinite and somewhat large number
  • Slovak: viacero — indefinite and somewhat large number
  • Slovak: nemálo — indefinite and somewhat large number
  • Spanish: bastante — indefinite and somewhat large number
  • Swedish: ganska många — indefinite and somewhat large number
  • Chinese Mandarin: 好幾 /好几 (hǎojǐ) — large number
  • Chinese Mandarin: 不少 (bùshǎo) — large number
  • Chinese Mandarin: 相當多 /相当多 (xiāngdāng duō) — large number
  • Finnish: aika moni — large number
  • Finnish: monet — large number
  • French: un bon nombre — large number
  • French: pas mal — large number
  • Portuguese: bastantes — large number
  • Russian: довольно много (dovolʹno mnogo) — large number