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[ 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:

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

    They quit the city for the seashore every summer.

    Antonyms:

  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: ,

  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

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[ kwit ]

noun

  1. any of various small tropical birds.

quit

/ 办飞瑟迟 /

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

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 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

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 辩耻颈迟顎僼补路产濒别 adjective
  • 耻苍路辩耻颈迟顎僼别诲 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of quit1

First recorded in 1200鈥50; Middle English verb qui(t)ten 鈥渢o pay, acquit oneself,鈥 from Old French quit(t)er, from Medieval Latin quitt膩re, qui膿t膩re 鈥渢o release, discharge,鈥 Late Latin 辩耻颈脓迟补谤别 鈥渢o put to rest, quiet; quite ( def )

Origin of quit2

First recorded in 1845鈥50; originally Jamaican English, of uncertain origin
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of quit1

C13: from Old French quitter, from Latin 辩耻颈脓迟耻蝉 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

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Iamaleava quit, then he was canned, and rightfully so, and that鈥檚 certainly not the scenario envisioned by all those impoverished college athletic pioneers of years past.

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But in 2017, I took a massive risk and quit my job to dedicate more time to it.

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He left that fight in a wheelchair and was accused of quitting by some fans.

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In July 2024, Musk said he was quitting California after the state passed a law prohibiting teachers from enforcing rules about notifying families when students' gender identity changes.

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I quit Hallow on the day I was told is Holy Thursday 鈥 I did learn a lot about how many holy days there are! 鈥 and sang my own "hallelujiah" in response.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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