verb

quit

kwiht

verb

To resign from a job or position.

"She quit her job to start her own business."

"He threatened to quit if the schedule didn't change."

To stop doing something, especially a habit.

"He finally quit smoking after years of trying."

To leave a place.

"They quit the building as soon as the alarm sounded."

adj

Free from an obligation, debt, or penalty.

"Once the loan was repaid, he was quit of the debt."

How to Use Quit

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishTo stop doing something, resign, or leave.

Common mistake

In American English, "quit" stays the same in past tense ("I quit yesterday"); British English sometimes uses "quitted," though "quit" is now common there too.

Common pairings

quit smoking quit a job quit cold turkey

Word Forms

quit past tense, quitted past tense, quit plural, quitted plural, quits plural, quits singular, quit singular, quittest singular, quitted singular, quittedst singular, quitteth singular

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Etymology

From Old French quitte, "free, discharged," ultimately from the same Latin root as "quiet" and "quite" — the idea of being at rest or settled.

Synonyms

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call it quits conclude finish

Antonyms

begin initiate persevere start

Related Words

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Rhymes for quit

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