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verb (used with object)
1.
to stop, cease, or discontinue: She quit what she was doing to help me paint the house.
2.
to depart from; leave (a place or person): They quit the city for the seashore every summer.
3.
to give up or resign; let go; relinquish: He quit his claim to the throne. She quit her job.
4.
to release one's hold of (something grasped).
5.
to acquit or conduct (oneself).
verb (used without object)
8.
to cease from doing something; stop.
9.
to give up or resign one's job or position: He keeps threatening to quit.
10.
to depart or leave.
11.
to stop trying, struggling, or the like; accept or acknowledge defeat.
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adjective
12.
released from obligation, penalty, etc.; free, clear, or rid (usually followed by of ): quit of all further responsibilities.
Origin:
1175–1225; (adj.) Middle English quit(te) exempt, freed, acquitted of (< Old French quite) < Medieval Latin quittus, by-form of quītus (≫ Middle English quit(e); see quite), for Latin quiētus quiet1; (v.) Middle English quit(t)en to pay, acquit oneself < Old French quit(t)er < Medieval Latin quittāre, quiētāre to release, discharge, Late Latin quiētare to put to rest, quiet1
1175–1225; (adj.) Middle English quit(te) exempt, freed, acquitted of (< Old French quite) < Medieval Latin quittus, by-form of quītus (≫ Middle English quit(e); see quite), for Latin quiētus quiet1; (v.) Middle English quit(t)en to pay, acquit oneself < Old French quit(t)er < Medieval Latin quittāre, quiētāre to release, discharge, Late Latin quiētare to put to rest, quiet1
Related forms
quit·ta·ble, adjective
un·quit·ted, adjective
Synonyms
3. surrender, release. 12. acquitted, discharged.
3. surrender, release. 12. acquitted, discharged.
Antonyms
1, 8. start. 2. enter.
1, 8. start. 2. enter.
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quit (kwɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb , chiefly (US) quits, quitting, quitted, quit | |
| 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 |
| —adj (foll by of) | |
| 7. | free (from); released (from): he was quit of all responsibility for their safety |
| [C13: from Old French quitter, from Latin quiētus | |
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Word Origin & History
quit
early 13c., "free, clear," from O.Fr. quite "free, clear," from L. quietus "free" (in M.L. "free from war, debts, etc."), also "calm, resting" (see quiet). The verb is first attested c.1300, "to set free, redeem" (usually of a debt or suspicion); sense of "leave" is attested
from late 14c.; that of "to leave (a place)" is from c.1600; that of "stop" (doing something) is from 1640s. Meaning "to give up" is from mid-15c.; quitting time is from 1835; quitter as an insult is 1881, American English. Quits "even" (with another) is from 1660s.
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American Heritage
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Example sentences
Wake them, and they shall quit the false good and leap to the true, and leave governments to clerks and desks.
Having a fellow smoker quit with you can be a huge support as you both get through this stage.
Richer benefits encourage workers to look for a job rather than quit the search, and to turn down unsatisfactory job offers.
Tobacco program quit page with links to site content.
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