quite right!

British and Australian English
This page is about the conversational phrase quite right!

Meaning

You can say this to show you completely agree with what someone's said.

For example

  • "People think they need these expensive things to impress other people, don't they?"
    "Quite right! And they work really hard to get money to buy these status symbols."

  • "It's impossible to live without working."
    "Quite right! But it doesn't mean you have to waste your whole life trying to make money."

Variety

This is typically used in British and Australian English but may be used in other varieties of English too.

Quick Quiz

You can say "Quite right!" if you

a. partly agree with someone

b. totally agree with someone

c. totally disagree with someone
a) partly agree with someone b) totally agree with someone c) totally disagree with someone

Contributor: Matt Errey