quit (Meaning)

Wordnet

quit (v)

put an end to a state or an activity

give up or retire from a position

go away or leave

turn away from; give up

give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat

Webster

quit (n.)

Any one of numerous species of small passerine birds native of tropical America. See Banana quit, under Banana, and Guitguit.

Webster

quit (v.)

Released from obligation, charge, penalty, etc.; free; clear; absolved; acquitted.

Webster

quit (imp. & p. p.)

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Webster

quit (a.)

To set at rest; to free, as from anything harmful or oppressive; to relieve; to clear; to liberate.

To release from obligation, accusation, penalty, or the like; to absolve; to acquit.

To discharge, as an obligation or duty; to meet and satisfy, as a claim or debt; to make payment for or of; to requite; to repay.

To meet the claims upon, or expectations entertained of; to conduct; to acquit; -- used reflexively.

To carry through; to go through to the end.

To have done with; to cease from; to stop; hence, to depart from; to leave; to forsake; as, to quit work; to quit the place; to quit jesting.

Webster

quit (v. i.)

To away; to depart; to stop doing a thing; to cease.

quit Sentence Examples

  1. She reluctantly quit smoking after years of addiction.
  2. The team refused to quit, even when the odds were stacked against them.
  3. The job was demanding, but he refused to quit until he achieved his goals.
  4. The loud music prompted the neighbors to quit playing it.
  5. He quit drinking to improve his health and well-being.
  6. The company quit producing the outdated product line.
  7. The protesters quit their demonstration peacefully.
  8. She decided to quit her current job to pursue a new career path.
  9. The doctor advised him to quit eating fatty foods.
  10. They quit dancing when the music stopped playing.

FAQs About the word quit

put an end to a state or an activity, give up or retire from a position, go away or leave, turn away from; give up, give up in the face of defeat of lacking hop

leave, vacate, resign (from), give notice, chuck, abandon,retire (from), bag, drop out (of), throw up

stay (at),stay (at),, hire (out or on),hire (out or on)

She reluctantly quit smoking after years of addiction.

The team refused to quit, even when the odds were stacked against them.

The job was demanding, but he refused to quit until he achieved his goals.

The loud music prompted the neighbors to quit playing it.