quit

[ kwit ]

/ kwɪt /

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verb (used with object), quit or quit·ted, quit·ting.

to 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.

verb (used without object), quit or quit·ted, quit·ting.

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.

adjective

released from obligation, penalty, etc.; free, clear, or rid (usually followed by of): quit of all further responsibilities.

SYNONYMS FOR quit

3 surrender, release.

12 acquitted, discharged.

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ANTONYMS FOR quit

1, 8 start.

2 enter.

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seclusion

a false belief or opinion.

the matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid.

the state of being isolated, kept apart, or withdrawn into solitude.

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Origin of quit

1175–1225; (adj.) Middle English quit(te) exempt, freed, acquitted of (<Old French quite) <Medieval Latin quittus, by-form of quītus (≫ Middle English quit(e); see quite), for Latin quiētusquiet¹; (v.) Middle English quit(t)en to pay, acquit oneself <Old French quit(t)er<Medieval Latin quittāre, quiētāre to release, discharge, Late Latin quiētare to put to rest, quiet¹

OTHER WORDS FROM quit

quit·ta·ble, adjectiveun·quit·ted, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH quit

quiet, quit , quite

Definition for quit (2 of 2)

quit²

[ kwit ]

/ kwɪt /

noun

any of various small tropical birds.

Origin of quit

1845–50; originally Jamaican English, of uncertain origin

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Example sentences from the Web for quit

He was also worried about how impaired breathing could put him at risk were he to catch Covid-19 — “it’s one more underlying factor that you actually do have control of” — so he quit cold turkey.
How the pandemic got people smoking again|Melinda Fakuade|November 12, 2020|Vox
According to the New York Times, harassment and abuse has pushed many women to stop pursuing the master sommelier title and, in some cases, quit the industry entirelyIn the wine world, perhaps no title is more coveted than that of master sommelier.
Report Details Litany of Sexual Abuse Experienced by Women in Master Sommelier Training|Elazar Sontag|October 30, 2020|Eater
He quit school and picked cotton for a while, joined the Navy and eventually got a job in a sawmill, where he lost most of two fingers.
Nobody wrote songs like Billy Joe Shaver|Geoff Edgers|October 29, 2020|Washington Post
Young vapers had plenty of reason to quit long before the pandemic.
COVID-19 risk linked to vaping, but addicted kids find it hard to stop|Janet Raloff|October 27, 2020|Science News For Students

It just seeks to help “move kids towards quitting,” says Halpern-Felsher — “as the step before.”
These free programs can help teens seeking to quit vaping|Janet Raloff|October 27, 2020|Science News For Students
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|DAILY BEAST
Back 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|DAILY BEAST
Old times, where Ramirez was often accused of quitting on his team, sulking and not putting out his full effort, were forgotten.
Why Do We Forgive Manny Ramirez for Being Manny?|Allen Barra|June 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Yet five years ago, Herman reveals, he had had enough and thought about quitting.
Exclusive: ‘X-Men’ Sex Abuse Lawyer Says He Was Assaulted, Too|Tim Teeman|May 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Robinson sat down with The Daily Beast on Thursday for his first major interview since quitting the EDL.
Exclusive: Tommy Robinson, a Prominent British Voice of Hate, Apologizes|Nico Hines|October 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
His conscience, however, prevented him from quitting his master after having pledged himself to serve him.
Mauprat|George Sand
Somehow or other the idea of quitting the country in his company seemed less repulsive to her than at first.
The King's Men|Robert Grant, John Boyle O'Reilly, J. S. Dale, and John T. Wheelwright
I found that the means of quitting Italy were wanting—I was in debt, and no funds had been transmitted to me.
The Pirate of the Mediterranean|W.H.G. Kingston
I am now on the point of quitting this pretty place and making for my home at Hevitre, where we trust to arrive next Thursday.
The Life of George Borrow|Clement K. Shorter
The canoe shoved from the point was within a few yards of him, he having directed his own course towards it on quitting the land.
The Deerslayer|James Fenimore Cooper

British Dictionary definitions for quit

quit

/ (kwɪt) /

verb quits or quitting or quitted or mainly US quit

(tr) to depart from; leavehe 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 themthey received notice to quit

to desist or cease from (something or doing something); break offquit 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

adjective

(usually predicative foll by of) free (from); released (from)he was quit of all responsibility for their safety

Word Origin for quit

C13: from Old French quitter, from Latin quiētus quiet; see quietus

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Idioms and Phrases with quit

quit

In addition to the idiom beginning with quit

quite a bit
quit while one's ahead

also see:

call it quits

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verb quits or quitting or quitted or mainly US quit

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verb (used with object), quit or quit·ted, quit·ting.

verb (used without object), quit or quit·ted, quit·ting.

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verb quits or quitting or quitted or mainly US quit

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