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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

   • Q

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   • U

     1

   • I

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

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   to leave a job or a place, or to stop doing something: [ I ] Her assistant quit without an explanation. [ T ] I quit working to be at home with the kids. [ T ] Quit worrying about him – he’ll be fine! (Definition of quit from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) quit | Business English. verb [ I or T ]

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   The meaning of QUIT is give up. How to use quit in a sentence. Is it quit or resign? Synonym Discussion of Quit.

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   Quit definition: to stop, cease, or discontinue. See examples of QUIT used in a sentence.

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

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   7 meanings: 1. to depart from; leave 2. to resign; give up (a job) 3. (of a tenant) to give up occupancy of premises and leave.... Click for more definitions.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › quitQuit - definition of quit by The Free Dictionary

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   a. To cease or discontinue: asked them to quit talking; quit smoking. See Synonyms at stop. b. To resign from or relinquish: quit a job. 2. a. To depart from; leave: "You and I are on the point of quitting the theater of our exploits" (Horatio Nelson). b. To leave the company of: had to quit the gathering in order to be home by midnight. 3.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › quitQuit - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   To quit means to stop doing something. You might quit a lousy job or quit eating dessert. The verb quit can also mean to leave a place or depart from a location.

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

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   Definition of quit verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishQUIT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   QUIT definition: 1. to leave your job or school permanently: 2. to stop doing something: 3. to end a program on a…. Learn more.

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

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    quit meaning, definition, what is quit: to leave a job, school etc, especially w...: Learn more.

11. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryQUIT - All you need to know about it | Collins English Dictionary

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    1. If you quit, or quit your job, you choose to leave it. [informal] [...] 2. If you quit an activity or quit doing something, you stop doing it. [mainly US] [...] 3. If you quit a place, you leave it completely and do not go back to it. [...] More. Conjugations of 'quit' present simple: I quit, you quit [...]