Meaning

1 senses
  1. (not comparable, usually)Released from obligation, penalty, etc; free, clear, or rid.

Examples

1932 sentences
  1. How can I quit this job?

    Як я можу звільнитися з цієї роботи? — deniko

    ruКак могу я бросить эту работу? — sharptoothed

    deWie kann ich diese Stelle kündigen? — Yorwba

  2. She quit school for health reasons.

    Вона покинула школу через проблеми із здоров'ям. — ChickenKiev

    ruОна покинула школу по состоянию здоровья. — Biga

    deSie hat die Schule aus gesundheitlichen Gründen verlassen. — jast

  3. She quit her job last month.

    Вона пішла з роботи в минулому місяці. — aandrusiak

    ruОна ушла с работы в прошлом месяце. — sharptoothed

    deSie hat ihren Job letzten Monat gekündigt. — Wolf

  4. I've decided to quit my job.

    Я вирішив звільнитися. — deniko

    ruЯ решил оставить работу. — odexed

  5. Tom has decided to quit smoking.

    Том вирішив кинути палити. — deniko

    ruТом решил бросить курить. — marafon

    deTom hat beschlossen, mit dem Rauchen aufzuhören. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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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Word family

1 related words
Derivedunquit

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