Meaning

12 senses
  1. (transitive)To leave (a place).

    The British quit India in the 1940s.

    verlassen

    уходи́тьuxodítʹ, уйти́ujtí

    іти́itý, йти́jtý, піти́pitý

    go away or leave

  2. (transitive)To set at rest; to free, as from anything harmful or oppressive; to relieve; to clear; to liberate.

  3. (transitive)To release from obligation, accusation, penalty, etc.; to absolve; to acquit.

  4. (transitive)To abandon, renounce (a thing).

  5. (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

  6. (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

  7. (transitive)To close (an application).

  8. (archaic, transitive)To pay (a debt, fine etc.).

  9. (archaic, reflexive)To conduct or acquit (oneself); to behave (in a specified way).

  10. (archaic, transitive)To carry through; to go through to the end.

    put an end to a state or an activity

  11. (obsolete, transitive)To repay, pay back (a good deed, injury etc.).

  12. (obsolete, transitive)To repay (someone) for (something).

Examples

1932 sentences
  1. How can I quit this job?

    Як я можу звільнитися з цієї роботи?

    ruКак могу я бросить эту работу?

    deWie kann ich diese Stelle kündigen?

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  2. 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.

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  3. 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.

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  4. I've decided to quit my job.

    Я вирішив звільнитися.

    ruЯ решил оставить работу.

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  5. Tom has decided to quit smoking.

    Том вирішив кинути палити.

    ruТом решил бросить курить.

    deTom hat beschlossen, mit dem Rauchen aufzuhören.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
to leave:
to resign:
to give up, stop doing something:
Русский
By meaning 3
to leave:
to resign:
to give up, stop doing something:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
to leave:
to resign:
to give up, stop doing something:

Origin

From Middle English quiten, quyten, from Anglo-Norman quitter, Old French quitter, from qu

From 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, quit
Base formquit · to quit
3rd person singularquits
Present participlequitting
Past simplequit / quitted
Past participlequit / quitted

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyquit
he, she, itquits

Past simpleLesson

all personsquit

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave quit
he, she, ithas quit

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill quit

Synonyms

25 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

4 antonyms

Word family

17 related words

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

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
quit — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto