not quite



not quite

Not exactly. A: "Are you promoting me?" B: "Not quite, but if you do well in this new position, I think you will get promoted in the future." I'm an A student, so of course I'm not quite pleased to get an A-!
See also: not, quite

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Maybelle-English
ReenieREE-neeEnglish (Rare)
Adonijahad-ə-NIE-jə (English)Biblical
GuÁLter-Portuguese
Malvolio-Literature
Heddwyn-Welsh