exit

[ eg-zit, ek-sit ]

/ ˈɛg zɪt, ˈɛk sɪt /

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noun

a way or passage out: Please leave the theater by the nearest exit.

any of the marked ramps or spurs providing egress from a highway: Take the second exit after the bridge for the downtown shopping district.

a going out or away; departure: to make one's exit.

a departure of an actor from the stage as part of the action of a play.

Also called exit card .Bridge. a card that enables a player to relinquish the lead when having it is a disadvantage.

verb (used without object)

to go out; leave.

Bridge. to play an exit card.

verb (used with object)

to leave; depart from: Sign out before you exit the building.

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Origin of exit

1580–90; partly <Latin exitus act or means of going out, equivalent to exi-, variant stem of exīre to go out (ex-ex-¹ + īre to go) + -tus suffix of v. action; partly noun, v. use of exit²

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH exit

excited, exited

Words nearby exit

existential, existentialism, existential psychology, existential quantifier, existing, exit, exitance, exit poll, exit pupil, exit strategy, exit tax

Other definitions for exit (2 of 2)

exit²

[ eg-zit, ek-sit ]

/ ˈɛg zɪt, ˈɛk sɪt /

verb (used without object)

(he or she) goes offstage (used as a stage direction, often preceding the name of the character): Exit Falstaff.

Origin of exit

1530–40; <Latin ex(i)it literally, (he) goes out, 3rd singular present of exīre;see exit¹

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How to use exit in a sentence

Another is both our poll and exit polling include margins of error that introduce more uncertainty than hard numbers can capture.
The key shifts in Minnesota and Wisconsin that have improved Biden’s chances of victory|Philip Bump|September 16, 2020|Washington Post
Here are demographic comparisons between likely voters in our poll and the 2016 exits, looking at margins of support then and now.
The key shifts in Minnesota and Wisconsin that have improved Biden’s chances of victory|Philip Bump|September 16, 2020|Washington Post
A viewer most likely won’t exit out of their stream to visit your site, but they are likely to visit if they can do that and still watch their show.
5 tips for adding connected TV to your holiday ad strategy|Sponsored Content: SteelHouse|September 14, 2020|Search Engine Land
Thurmond and other investigators’ theory is that when Montgomery exited the building, an unidentified “third party” shot him dead.
‘Sweetie Pie’s’ Murder-For-Hire Possibly Caused After $200K Stolen From Robbie Montgomery’s Home|Hope Wright|September 11, 2020|Essence.com

The lack of a broad selloff across all sectors shows that there’s a good deal of “hot money” chasing the large tech names, which can exit as quickly as it entered.
Jittery investors eye today’s big jobs report as markets rebound from an epic sell-off|Bernhard Warner|September 4, 2020|Fortune
In 2012, Obama narrowly beat Mitt Romney among Florida Cubans, according to exit polls.
Rubio’s Embargo Anger Plays to the Past|Michael Tomasky|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Will these resurrected animals be house-trained and know to exit the pearly gates before doing their business?
Sorry, Internet: Pope Francis Didn't Open Paradise to Pets|Candida Moss|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But not until Gregory Peck is humiliated and walks out do we cut high and long to show his exit.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As you exit your teenage years, are there artist you would like to emulate?
Portrait of the Austin Mahone as a Teen Idol|William O’Connor|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
By contrast, in 2012, the military vote split down the middle between Obama and Romney, according to exit polls.
2016 Is No Democratic Slam Dunk|Lloyd Green|December 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the meantime, the outlaw, having observed how much more cordially the tyrant is received than himself, has made his exit.
Physiology of The Opera|John H. Swaby (AKA "Scrici")
His bosom friend, John Barton, made his exit from the world's stage April 16, 1875.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham|Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell
Its entrance into and exit from banks is a flow, but not a circulation against goods.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
He walked rapidly to the outer door, which opened at his approach and closed noiselessly behind him as he made his exit.
Dope|Sax Rohmer
He'd plant himself there in that narrow exit, and if the crimesters thought there was an avenue of escape, let them try.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various

British Dictionary definitions for exit (1 of 2)

exit

/ (ˈɛɡzɪt, ˈɛksɪt) /

noun

a way out; door or gate by which people may leave

the act or an instance of going out; departure

the act of leaving or right to leave a particular place
(as modifier)an exit visa

departure from life; death

theatre the act of going offstage

(in Britain) a point at which vehicles may leave or join a motorway

bridge

the act of losing the lead deliberately
a card enabling one to do this

verb (intr)

to go away or out; depart; leave

theatre to go offstage: used as a stage directionexit Hamlet

bridge to lose the lead deliberately

(sometimes tr) computing to leave (a computer program or system)

Word Origin for exit

C17: from Latin exitus a departure, from exīre to go out, from ex- 1 + īre to go

British Dictionary definitions for exit (2 of 2)

Exit

/ (ˈɛɡzɪt, ˈɛksɪt) /

noun

(in Britain) a society that seeks to promote the legitimization of voluntary euthanasia

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