quit (kw t)v. quit or quit·ted (kw t d), quit·ting, quits v.tr. 1. To depart from; leave: "You and I are on the point of quitting the theater of our exploits" (Horatio Nelson). 2. To leave the company of: had to quit the gathering in order to be home by midnight. 3. To give up; relinquish: quit a job. 4. To abandon or put aside; forsake: advised them to quit their dissipated ways. 5. To cease or discontinue: asked them to quit talking; quit smoking. 6. Computer Science To exit (an application). 7. a. To rid oneself of by paying: quit a debt. b. To release from a burden or responsibility. 8. To conduct (oneself) in a specified way: Quit yourselves like adults. v.intr. 1. To cease performing an action. See Synonyms at stop. 2. To give up, as in defeat; stop. 3. To leave a job. adj. Absolved of a duty or an obligation; free. [Middle English quiten, to release, from Old French quiter, from Medieval Latin qui  t re, qu tre, from Latin quitus, at rest; see quiet.] |
quit [kwɪt]
vb quits, quitting, quitted chiefly US, 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. (tr) Archaic to conduct or acquit (oneself); comport (oneself) he quits himself with great dignity
adj
(usually predicative; foll by of) free (from); released (from) he was quit of all responsibility for their safety
[from Old French quitter, from Latin quiētus quiet; see quietus]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. | quit - put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother" leave off - stop using; "leave off your jacket--no need to wear it here" sign off - cease broadcasting; get off the air; as of radio stations pull the plug - prevent from happening or continuing; "The government pulled the plug on spending" cheese - used in the imperative (get away, or stop it); "Cheese it!" call it a day, call it quits - stop doing what one is doing; "At midnight, the student decided to call it quits and closed his books" break - give up; "break cigarette smoking" |
| 2. | quit - give up or retire from a position; "The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month"; "The chairman resigned over the financial scandal" resign, vacate, renounce, give up - leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily; "She vacated the position when she got pregnant"; "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds" retire - go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position; "He retired at age 68" top out - give up one's career just as one becomes very successful; "The financial consultant topped out at age 40 because he was burned out" pull up stakes, depart, leave - remove oneself from an association with or participation in; "She wants to leave"; "The teenager left home"; "She left her position with the Red Cross"; "He left the Senate after two terms"; "after 20 years with the same company, she pulled up stakes" fall - lose office or power; "The government fell overnight"; "The Qing Dynasty fell with Sun Yat-sen" | |
| 3. | quit - go away or leave walk out of - leave, usually as an expression of disapproval congee - depart after obtaining formal permission; "He has congeed with the King" beat a retreat - depart hastily go forth, leave, go away - go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight" plump out - depart suddenly; "He plumped out of the house" break camp, decamp - leave a camp; "The hikers decamped before dawn" | |
| 4. | quit - turn away from; give up; "I am foreswearing women forever" disclaim - renounce a legal claim or title to | |
| 5. | quit - give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat; "In the second round, the challenger gave up" |
quit
verb
1. resign (from), leave, retire (from), pull out (of), surrender, chuck (informal), step down (from) (informal), relinquish, renounce, pack in (informal), abdicate He figured he would quit his job before he was fired
Translations
quit [kwɪt] (quit (quitted (pt, pp)))
A. VT
1. (= cease) to quit doing sth (esp US) → dejar de hacer algo
to quit work (during job) → suspender el trabajo, dejar de trabajar; (at end of day) → salir del trabajo
quit stalling! (esp US) → ¡déjate de evasivas!
quit fooling! → ¡déjate de tonterías!
to quit work (during job) → suspender el trabajo, dejar de trabajar; (at end of day) → salir del trabajo
quit stalling! (esp US) → ¡déjate de evasivas!
quit fooling! → ¡déjate de tonterías!
2. (= leave) [+ place] → abandonar, salir de; [+ premises] → desocupar (Comput) [+ application] → abandonar
to quit one's job → dejar el trabajo, renunciar a su puesto
to quit one's job → dejar el trabajo, renunciar a su puesto
B. VI (esp US) (= go away) → irse, marcharse; (= resign) → dimitir, renunciar; (= stop work) → suspender el trabajo, dejar de trabajar; (= give up) (in game, task) → abandonar (Comput) → terminar, abandonar
I quit! → ¡lo dejo!; (from job) → ¡renuncio!
I've been given notice to quit → he recibido una notificación de desahucio
I quit! → ¡lo dejo!; (from job) → ¡renuncio!
I've been given notice to quit → he recibido una notificación de desahucio
C. ADJ to be quit of sth/sb → haberse librado de algo/algn
quit [ˈkwɪt] [quit or quitted] (pt, pp)
vt
vi
quit vb: pret, ptp <quitted or quit>
vt
(= leave) town, army → verlassen; this life → scheiden aus; (= give up) job → aufgeben, kündigen; I’ve given her notice to quit the flat (form) → ich habe ihr die Wohnung gekündigt; I’ve had notice to quit the flat (form) → mir ist (die Wohnung) gekündigt worden; the dog would not quit his prey (liter) → der Hund wollte nicht von seiner Beute ablassen (liter)
(inf: = stop) → aufhören mit; to quit doing something → aufhören, etw zu tun; quit it! → hör (damit) auf!; to quit work → mit der Arbeit aufhören
(Comput) job, program → beenden, verlassen, aussteigen aus (inf)
quit [kwɪt] (quit or quitted (vb: pt, pp))
quit [kwɪt] (quit or quitted (vb: pt, pp))
1. vt
a. (cease, work) → lasciare, piantare
to quit doing sth → smettere di fare qc
quit stalling! (Am) (fam) → non tirarla per le lunghe!
to quit doing sth → smettere di fare qc
quit stalling! (Am) (fam) → non tirarla per le lunghe!
2. vi (resign) → dare le dimissioni, dimettersi; (give up, in game) → abbandonare, mollare; (accept defeat) → darsi per vinto/a
3. adj quit of → sbarazzato/a di, liberato/a di
quit [kwɪt] (quit or quitted (vb: pt, pp))
1. vt
a. (cease, work) → lasciare, piantare
to quit doing sth → smettere di fare qc
quit stalling! (Am) (fam) → non tirarla per le lunghe!
to quit doing sth → smettere di fare qc
quit stalling! (Am) (fam) → non tirarla per le lunghe!
2. vi (resign) → dare le dimissioni, dimettersi; (give up, in game) → abbandonare, mollare; (accept defeat) → darsi per vinto/a
3. adj quit of → sbarazzato/a di, liberato/a di
v quit [kwit]
to leave, stop, or resign from etc I'm going to quit teaching; They have been ordered to quit the house by next week. verlaat, bedank, ophou يَتْرُك، يُهاجِر спирам zanechat, opustit holde op med; forlade aufgeben εγκαταλείπω, παρατώ, παραιτούμαι abandonar lõpetama, lahkuma رها کردن lopettaa abandonner לַעֲזוֹב छोड़ देना napustiti, prekinuti abbahagy, otthagy berhenti, meninggalkan hætta abbandonare, lasciare やめる 그만두다 mesti, palikti pamest; atstāt; likt mierā berhenti ophouden, weggaan forlate, slutte med, si opp rzucić, opuścić abandonar a părăsi, a lăsa оставлять nechať, opustiť odpovedati se čemu napustiti sluta med, lägga av, lämna จากไป bırakmak, vazgeçmek 離開，停止，放棄 залишати; припиняти ترک کرنا bỏ; ngừng 离开，解退，放弃，解除
be quit of
to be rid of I am glad to be quit of that job. ontslae wees van خالِصٌ من، مُحَلٌّ من، غَيْر مُلْزَم ب отървавам се být zbaven (něčeho) komme af med lossein ξεφορτώνομαι haberse librado de vabanema از شر کسی یا چیزی راحت شدن päästä eroon être débarrassé de לְהִתפָּטֵר मुक्ति पाना riješiti se megszabadul vmitől terlepas vera laus við liberarsi di/da ～をやめて 그만두다 atsikratyti tikt vaļā berhenti kwijt zijn bli kvitt/ferdig med być wolnym (od) livrar-se de a scăpa de разделаться byť zbavený (čoho) rešiti se (česa) otarasiti se vara kvitt กำจัด ...-den kurtulmak 擺脫 позбавитися چھٹکارا پانا thoát khỏi 解除
quit → يُقَلِع عن přestat droppe aufgeben παρατάω dejar lopettaa arrêter prestati lasciare やめる ...을 그만두다 ophouden met slutte (med) zrezygnować deixar покидать sluta เลิก bırakmak bỏ 离开
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