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quit
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- pronunciation:
- kwIt
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, adjective
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, adjective), Grammatical Patterns
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
quits, quitting, quit, quitted |
| definition 1: |
to resign; give up; decline to take further part in.
She quit her high-paying position because there was too much travel involved.- synonyms:
- resign, withdraw from
- similar words:
- abdicate, back out of, discontinue, leave, relinquish, terminate
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| definition 2: |
to desist from; stop.
He quit smoking after receiving a strong admonition from his doctor.[verb + gerund
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Would you please quit teasing your sister![verb + gerund
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He tried, but he could not quit thinking about her.[verb + gerund
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- synonyms:
- cease, desist from, stop
- similar words:
- abandon, discontinue, end, finish, forsake, leave off, renounce
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| definition 3: |
to go away from; leave; depart.
In the summer, the family would quit the city for the country.- synonyms:
- depart, leave
- similar words:
- abandon, exit, flee, vacate
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| related words: |
cease, chuck, desert, drop, evacuate, halt, surrender, suspend |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to resign from or give up a job, activity, or the like.
- synonyms:
- resign
- similar words:
- abdicate, bow out, leave, pull out, retire, vacate, walk, withdraw
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| definition 2: |
to desist from or stop an activity, occupation, habit, or the like.
- synonyms:
- desist, stop
- antonyms:
- continue
- similar words:
- abate, cease, finish, halt, leave off, let up, subside
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| definition 3: |
to admit defeat and stop trying to do something.
- similar words:
- concede, give, resign, retreat, surrender, yield
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| related words: |
abstain, depart, discontinue, move, repent, secede, separate, stop, suspend |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
relieved or released from some debt, duty, or the like (usu. fol. by "of").
Now that she'd inherited this money she could be quit of all her debts.- synonyms:
- released, relieved
- similar words:
- clear, discharged, free
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| definition 2: |
rid of or released from (usu. fol. by "of").
She no longer loved him and wished to be quit of him. |
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