quit
1to stop, cease, or discontinue: She quit what she was doing to help me paint the house.
to depart from; leave (a place or person): They quit the city for the seashore every summer.
to give up or resign; let go; relinquish: He quit his claim to the throne.She quit her job.
to release one's hold of (something grasped).
to acquit or conduct (oneself).
to free or rid (oneself): to quit oneself of doubts.
to clear (a debt); repay.
to cease from doing something; stop.
to give up or resign one's job or position: He keeps threatening to quit.
to depart or leave.
to stop trying, struggling, or the like; accept or acknowledge defeat.
released from obligation, penalty, etc.; free, clear, or rid (usually followed by of): quit of all further responsibilities.
Origin of quit
1Other words for quit
3 | vacate; release |
12 | acquitted, discharged |
Opposites for quit
Other words from quit
- quit·ta·ble, adjective
- un·quit·ted, adjective
Words that may be confused with quit
Other definitions for quit (2 of 2)
any of various small tropical birds.
Origin of quit
2Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use quit in a sentence
Lennox got so much hate mail, she contemplated quitting social media altogether.
Editors were apoplectic, and they showed it by quitting en masse, leaving Mays to pick up the pieces.
It Was All a Dream: Drama, Bullshit, and the Rebirth of The Source Magazine | Alex Suskind | October 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBack in 2005, those two factors contributed to him quitting his television program and leaving behind $50 million.
Dave Chappelle’s Triumphant Return to New York City | Alex Suskind | June 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOld times, where Ramirez was often accused of quitting on his team, sulking and not putting out his full effort, were forgotten.
Yet five years ago, Herman reveals, he had had enough and thought about quitting.
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An act done by a wrongdoer, not under the lessor's order, will not justify the lessee in quitting.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesMaybe Marie would wish then that she had thought twice about quitting him just on her mother's say-so.
Cabin Fever | B. M. Bower"I have not the least intention of quitting you," was the rather indignant reply of the young fellow.
Overland | John William De ForestBefore quitting the yard, though, I fell in with another acquaintance.
Understand me, I'm not thinking of quitting; I merely want to look over the battlefield first.
The White Desert | Courtney Ryley Cooper
British Dictionary definitions for quit
/ (kwɪt) /
(tr) to depart from; leave: he quitted the place hastily
to resign; give up (a job): he quitted his job today
(intr) (of a tenant) to give up occupancy of premises and leave them: they received notice to quit
to desist or cease from (something or doing something); break off: quit laughing
(tr) to pay off (a debt); discharge or settle
(tr) archaic to conduct or acquit (oneself); comport (oneself): he quits himself with great dignity
(usually predicative foll by of) free (from); released (from): he was quit of all responsibility for their safety
Origin of quit
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with quit
In addition to the idiom beginning with quit
- quite a bit
- quit while one's ahead
also see:
- call it quits
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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