a way or passage out: Please leave the theater by the nearest exit.
any of the marked ramps or spurs providing egress from a highway: Take the second exit after the bridge for the downtown shopping district.
a going out or away; departure: to make one's exit.
a departure of an actor from the stage as part of the action of a play.
Also called exit card .Bridge. a card that enables a player to relinquish the lead when having it is a disadvantage.
verb (used without object)
to go out; leave.
Bridge. to play an exit card.
verb (used with object)
to leave; depart from: Sign out before you exit the building.
Origin of exit
1
1580–90; partly <Latin exitus act or means of going out, equivalent to exi-, variant stem of exīre to go out (ex-ex-1 + īre to go) + -tus suffix of v. action; partly noun, v. use of exit2
Here are demographic comparisons between likely voters in our poll and the 2016 exits, looking at margins of support then and now.
The key shifts in Minnesota and Wisconsin that have improved Biden’s chances of victory|Philip Bump|September 16, 2020|Washington Post
Another is both our poll and exit polling include margins of error that introduce more uncertainty than hard numbers can capture.
The key shifts in Minnesota and Wisconsin that have improved Biden’s chances of victory|Philip Bump|September 16, 2020|Washington Post
A viewer most likely won’t exit out of their stream to visit your site, but they are likely to visit if they can do that and still watch their show.
5 tips for adding connected TV to your holiday ad strategy|Sponsored Content: SteelHouse|September 14, 2020|Search Engine Land
Thurmond and other investigators’ theory is that when Montgomery exited the building, an unidentified “third party” shot him dead.
‘Sweetie Pie’s’ Murder-For-Hire Possibly Caused After $200K Stolen From Robbie Montgomery’s Home|Hope Wright|September 11, 2020|Essence.com
The lack of a broad selloff across all sectors shows that there’s a good deal of “hot money” chasing the large tech names, which can exit as quickly as it entered.
Jittery investors eye today’s big jobs report as markets rebound from an epic sell-off|Bernhard Warner|September 4, 2020|Fortune
In 2012, Obama narrowly beat Mitt Romney among Florida Cubans, according to exit polls.
Rubio’s Embargo Anger Plays to the Past|Michael Tomasky|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Will these resurrected animals be house-trained and know to exit the pearly gates before doing their business?
Sorry, Internet: Pope Francis Didn't Open Paradise to Pets|Candida Moss|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But not until Gregory Peck is humiliated and walks out do we cut high and long to show his exit.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As you exit your teenage years, are there artist you would like to emulate?
Portrait of the Austin Mahone as a Teen Idol|William O’Connor|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
By contrast, in 2012, the military vote split down the middle between Obama and Romney, according to exit polls.
2016 Is No Democratic Slam Dunk|Lloyd Green|December 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Courtlandt continued toward the exit, his head forward, his gaze bent on the path.
The Place of Honeymoons|Harold MacGrath
Then Mrs. Dunn bethought herself of a way to make their exit less awkward and embarrassing.
Cap'n Warren's Wards|Joseph C. Lincoln
I did not suffer their entrance nor their exit to excite me.
Short Story Classics (American) Vol. 2|Various
Labyrinths of conjecture, with no definite clues for exit, had been entered.
The Columbia River|William Denison Lyman
The roses would better be at or near the entrance or exit, or far enough above the rock work not to ramble over small plants.
Making A Rock Garden|Henry Sherman Adams
British Dictionary definitions for exit (1 of 2)
exit
/ (ˈɛɡzɪt, ˈɛksɪt) /
noun
a way out; door or gate by which people may leave
the act or an instance of going out; departure
the act of leaving or right to leave a particular place
(as modifier)an exit visa
departure from life; death
theatrethe act of going offstage
(in Britain) a point at which vehicles may leave or join a motorway
bridge
the act of losing the lead deliberately
a card enabling one to do this
verb(intr)
to go away or out; depart; leave
theatreto go offstage: used as a stage directionexit Hamlet
bridgeto lose the lead deliberately
(sometimes tr)computingto leave (a computer program or system)
Word Origin for exit
C17: from Latin exitus a departure, from exīre to go out, from ex-1 + īre to go
British Dictionary definitions for exit (2 of 2)
Exit
/ (ˈɛɡzɪt, ˈɛksɪt) /
noun
(in Britain) a society that seeks to promote the legitimization of voluntary euthanasia
Is There A Better Word Than “Quit” When Leaving A Commitment?You may have no choice but to quit, leave, or depart, but you can choose to use a better word to create a classy exit.