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exit

[ eg-zit, ek-sit ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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.

exit

[ eg-zit, ek-sit ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used without object)

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

exit

/ ˈɛɡzɪt; ˈɛksɪt /

noun

a way out; door or gate by which people may leave
the act or an instance of going out; departure
1. the act of leaving or right to leave a particular place
2. ( 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
1. the act of losing the lead deliberately
2. a card enabling one to do this

verb

to go away or out; depart; leave
theatre to go offstage: used as a stage direction
exit Hamlet
bridge to lose the lead deliberately
sometimes tr computing to leave (a computer program or system)

Exit

/ ˈɛɡzɪt; ˈɛksɪt /

noun

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of exit¹

First recorded in 1560–70; partly from Latin exitus “act of going out, departure,” noun derivative of exīre “to go out”; partly noun and verb use of exit ²

Origin of exit²

First recorded in 1540–50; from Latin exit; literally, “(he/she) goes out,” 3rd-person singular present of exīre; exit ¹

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Word History and Origins

Origin of exit¹

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

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Example Sentences

Meanwhile, the Jets are a mess, not news to the thousands of disgruntled fans streaming to the MetLife exits throughout the second half.

From Los Angeles Times

The perfect exit time would have been after the Thurman fight, but in the long run, it didn’t matter.

From Los Angeles Times

Van Barneveld, ranked 32, became the sixth seed to exit in the second round.

From BBC

Their investigation determined that Demskiy was involved in a domestic violence incident with his wife and mother-in-law and once they exited the home, he beheaded his son, authorities said.

From Los Angeles Times

All four crew members were able to exit the helicopter safely and no one was injured, according to a Marine Corps spokesperson.

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