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   quit

   /kwɪt/

   verb

   • 1. leave (a place), usually permanently: "hippies finally quit two sites in Hampshire last night" Similar leavego away fromdepart fromvacateevacuatemove out ofexit fromwithdraw fromabandondesertOpposite arrive atoccupy
   • ▪ (of a tenant) leave rented accommodation: "the landlord issued a notice to quit"
   • ▪ resign from (a job): informal "she quit her job in a pizza restaurant" Similar resign (from)leavehand in one's noticegive noticestand down (from)give upbow outrelinquishdepart fromvacatewalk out (on)retire (from)abdicateinformal:chuckpack inOpposite take up
   • ▪ stop or discontinue (an action or activity): informal North American "quit moaning!" Similar give upstopfinishceasediscontinuenot continuedropleave offbreak offabandonabstain fromrenouncedesist (from)refrain (from)eschewforbear fromavoidforgodo withoutcall it a dayinformal:pack (it) inOpposite startcontinue
   • 2. behave in a specified way: archaic "quit yourselves like men, and fight"

   adjective

   • 1. rid of: "I want to be quit of him"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘set free’): from Old French quiter (verb), quite (adjective), from Latin quietus, past participle of quiescere ‘be still’, from quies ‘quiet’.

   Scrabble Points: 13

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   • U

     1

   • I

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   • T

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishQUIT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   • Quit Spanish Translation

     QUIT translate: renunciar (a un trabajo), renunciar, dejar,...

   • English (US)

     QUIT meaning: 1. to stop doing something or leave a job or a...

   • Znaczenie Quit, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     quit definicja: 1. to stop doing something or leave a job or...

   • Quit: Arabic Translation

     QUIT translate: يَسْتَقيل / يُقْلِع (عَن العَمَل),...

   • Quit: French Translation

     QUIT translate: quitter, arrêter, arrête/-ez, quitter,...

   • Quit: Russian Translation

     QUIT translate: оставлять, увольняться , бросать, прекращать...

   • Quit: Japanese Translation

     QUIT translate: （仕事を）辞める, （～するのを）やめる, やめる, やめて. Learn more...

   • Quit: Polish Translation

     QUIT translate: rzucić, rezygnować, rzucić, rzucić, opuścić....

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5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishQUIT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of quit – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning of quit as a verb in English, with examples of how to use it in different contexts. Quit can mean to leave your job or school permanently, to stop doing something, or to end a program on a computer.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishquit verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   quit. [intransitive, transitive] (informal) to leave your job, school, etc. If I don't get more money I'll quit. He quit in protest over the decision. quit as something He has decided to quit as manager of the team. He quit the show last year because of bad health.

8. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › quitquit | meaning of quit in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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