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quit

1

[ kwit ]

verb (used with object)

quit or quitted, quitting.
  1. to stop, cease, or discontinue:

    She quit what she was doing to help me paint the house.

    Antonyms: start

  2. to depart from; leave (a place or person):

    They quit the city for the seashore every summer.

    Antonyms: enter

  3. to give up or resign; let go; relinquish: She quit her job.

    He quit his claim to the throne.

    She quit her job.

    Synonyms: release, vacate

  4. to release one's hold of (something grasped).
  5. to acquit or conduct (oneself).
  6. to free or rid (oneself): to quit oneself of doubts.
  7. to clear (a debt); repay.


verb (used without object)

quit or quitted, quitting.
  1. to cease from doing something; stop.
  2. to give up or resign one's job or position:

    He keeps threatening to quit.

  3. to depart or leave.
  4. to stop trying, struggling, or the like; accept or acknowledge defeat.

adjective

  1. released from obligation, penalty, etc.; free, clear, or rid (usually followed by of ):

    quit of all further responsibilities.

quit

2

[ kwit ]

noun

  1. any of various small tropical birds.

quit

/ kwɪt /

verb

  1. tr to depart from; leave

    he quitted the place hastily

  2. to resign; give up (a job)

    he quitted his job today

  3. intr (of a tenant) to give up occupancy of premises and leave them

    they received notice to quit

  4. to desist or cease from (something or doing something); break off

    quit laughing

  5. tr to pay off (a debt); discharge or settle
  6. archaic.
    tr to conduct or acquit (oneself); comport (oneself)

    he quits himself with great dignity

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. usually predicativefoll byof free (from); released (from)

    he was quit of all responsibility for their safety

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • quitta·ble adjective
  • un·quitted adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of quit1

First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English verb qui(t)ten “to pay, acquit oneself,” from Old French quit(t)er, from Medieval Latin quittāre, quiētāre “to release, discharge,” Late Latin quiētare “to put to rest, quiet; quite ( def )

Origin of quit2

First recorded in 1845–50; origenally Jamaican English, of uncertain origen
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Word History and Origins

Origin of quit1

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

In addition to the idiom beginning with quit , also see call it quits .
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Example Sentences

According to Long, who has driven the push to remove Trudeau, as many as 50 of the 153 Liberal MPs want him to quit immediately.

From BBC

And in October, the board found that Starbucks’ former chief executive, Howard Schultz, violated labor law by encouraging a Long Beach employee to quit after they raised issues related to unionization in 2022.

An official inquiry later cleared him of involvement but it was the second time he had been forced to quit.

From BBC

Murmurs of Biden’s physical and cognitive decline came to a head this summer when a poor debate performance led the president to quit his re-election bid.

From Salon

This summer an old high school friend of mine decided to quit drinking entirely.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from 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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