quit (kwɪt
)
Definitions
verb
Word forms: quits, quitting
Word forms: quitted, mainly, US, quit
- (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
adjective
- (usually predicative) foll by of free (from); released (from) ⇒
he was quit of all responsibility for their safety
Word Origin
C13: from Old French quitter, from Latin quiētusquiet; see quietusSynonyms
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- British English:
quit
If you quit your job, you choose to leave it.She quit her job as a nurse eight years ago. I quit!kwɪt VERB She quit her job as a nurse eight years ago. I quit!
- Spanish:
dejar
v
- French:
arrêter
vi
- German:
aufgeben
v
- Chinese: 离开 vt
- Arabic: يَتْرُك vt
- Portuguese: deixar vt
- Russian: покидать vt
- Croatian: prestati v
- Czech: přestat vt přestávat
- Danish: droppe v
- Dutch: ophouden met vt
- Finnish: lopettaa v
- Greek: παρατάω v
- Italian: lasciare v
- Japanese: やめる v
- Korean: ...을 그만두다 vt
- Norwegian: slutte (med) v
- Polish: zrezygnować vt rezygnować
- Brazilian Portuguese: deixar vt
- European Spanish:
dejar
v
- Swedish: sluta vt
- Thai: เลิก vt
- Turkish: bırakmak vt
- Vietnamese: bỏ v
Usage examples
In order for her to quit there had to be some alternative occupation she could take up.
, Miss Melville Regrets (1987)Brett Anderson slung a lot of mud at me when I quit Suede and some of it stuck.
NME (New Musical Express) (2002)Boys at school say they've calmed down and quit putting on acts.
Globe and Mail (2003)Campbell said it had been a difficult decision to quit Spurs, who tried hard to keep him.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Although some elderly opera goers quit their seats, others stood up to get a better view, with several approaching the stage.
, A TALE OF FOUR HOUSES: Opera at Covent Garden, La Scala, Vienna and the Met since 1945 (2003)