quit
To leaveTo leave (a place).
» How can I quit this job?
Wie kann ich diese Stelle kündigen?
Как могу я бросить эту работу?
Как мне бросить эту работу?
Как мне уйти с этой работы?
Как я могу бросить эту работу?
Как я могу уйти с этой работы?
Як я можу звільнитися з цієї роботи?
Як мені звільнитися з цієї роботи?
Як я можу кинути цю роботу?
Meaning
12 senses(transitive)To leave (a place).
The British quit India in the 1940s.
verlassen
уходи́тьuxodítʹ, уйти́ujtí
іти́itý, йти́jtý, піти́pitý
go away or leave
(transitive)To set at rest; to free, as from anything harmful or oppressive; to relieve; to clear; to liberate.
(transitive)To release from obligation, accusation, penalty, etc.; to absolve; to acquit.
(transitive)To abandon, renounce (a thing).
(ambitransitive)To resign from (a job, office, position, etc.).
After having to work overtime without being paid, I quit my job.
kündigen
увольня́тьсяuvolʹnjátʹsja, уво́литьсяuvólitʹsja
звільня́тисяzvilʹnjátysja, звільни́тисяzvilʹnýtysja
(ambitransitive)To stop, give up (an activity).
John is planning to quit smoking.
aufhören, aufgeben, sein lassen
броса́тьbrosátʹ, бро́ситьbrósitʹ
залиша́тиzalyšáty, залиши́тиzalyšýty, зали́шитиzalýšyty
turn away from; give up
(transitive)To close (an application).
(archaic, transitive)To pay (a debt, fine etc.).
(archaic, reflexive)To conduct or acquit (oneself); to behave (in a specified way).
(archaic, transitive)To carry through; to go through to the end.
put an end to a state or an activity
(obsolete, transitive)To repay, pay back (a good deed, injury etc.).
(obsolete, transitive)To repay (someone) for (something).
Examples
1932 sentencesHow can I quit this job?
Як я можу звільнитися з цієї роботи?
ruКак могу я бросить эту работу?
deWie kann ich diese Stelle kündigen?
She quit school for health reasons.
Вона покинула школу через проблеми із здоров'ям.
ruОна покинула школу по состоянию здоровья.
deSie hat die Schule aus gesundheitlichen Gründen verlassen.
She quit her job last month.
Вона пішла з роботи в минулому місяці.
ruОна ушла с работы в прошлом месяце.
deSie hat ihren Job letzten Monat gekündigt.
I've decided to quit my job.
Я вирішив звільнитися.
ruЯ решил оставить работу.
Tom has decided to quit smoking.
Том вирішив кинути палити.
ruТом решил бросить курить.
deTom hat beschlossen, mit dem Rauchen aufzuhören.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 3
By meaning 3
Origin
From Middle English quiten, quyten, from Anglo-Norman quitter, Old French quitter, from quFrom Middle English quiten, quyten, from Anglo-Norman quitter, Old French quitter, from quitte (“acquitted, quit”), ultimately from Latin quietus, which itself derives from Proto-Indo-European *kʷyéh₁-ti-s, from *kʷyeh₁- (“to rest”). Doublet of coy, quite, quiet, and quietus.
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Forms
quits, quitting, quit, quitSynonyms
25 synonyms- give up or retire from a position:leave officestep downresign
- go away or leave:departtake leave
- turn away from; give up:foreswearrenouncerelinquish
- put an end to a state or an activity:discontinuestopceasegive uplay offbreakbreak off
- give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat:drop outgive upfall by the waysidedrop by the waysidethrow inthrow in the towelchuck up the sponge
Antonyms
4 antonymsWord family
17 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
12 patterns- quit his job
- quit smoking
- quit doing doing
- should quit pretending
- quit pretending to
- to quit smoking
- want to quit
- quit her job
- quit your job
- quit pretending
- to quit his
- quit my job