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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 fromvacateOpposite arrive atoccupy
    • 2. behave in a specified way: archaic "quit yourselves like men, and fight"

    adjective

    • 1. rid of: "I want to be quit of him"

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

    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 ]

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › quitQuit Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. a. : give up sense 1. quit a job. b. : give up sense 2. quit smoking. c. : to depart from or out of. d. : to leave the company of. 2. : to make full payment of : pay up. quit a debt. 3.

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

    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.

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

    v.tr. 1. 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.

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

    quit. (kwɪt ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense quits , present participle quitting language note: The form quit is used in the present tense and is the past tense and past participle. 1. verb B1+. If you quit your job, you choose to leave it.

  7. www.dictionary.com › browse › quitQUIT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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

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

    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

    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.yourdictionary.com › quitQuit Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Quit Definition. kwĭt. quits, quitting. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Verb. Adjective. Noun. Filter. verb. quits, quitting. To resign from or relinquish. Quit a job. American Heritage. To discharge (a debt or obligation); repay. Webster's New World. To stop, discontinue, or resign from. Webster's New World.

  11. www.wordreference.com › definition › quitquit - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

    to give up or resign; let go; relinquish: [ ~ + object] She quit her job. [ no object] decided to quit. to depart from; leave (a place or person):[ ~ + object] The army quit the area as fast as it could. to stop trying, struggling, or the like:[ no object] Don't quit now; you still have a chance to win. Idioms. [ Informal.]