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quitquit /kwɪt/ ●●● S1 verb (quit, quitting) ETYMOLOGYquitOrigin: 1200-1300 Old French quiter, from quite at rest, free of VERB TABLEquit |
| Present | I, you, we, they | quit | | he, she, it | quits | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | quitted | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have quitted | | he, she, it | has quitted | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had quitted | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will quit | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have quitted |
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| Present | I | am quitting | | he, she, it | is quitting | | you, we, they | are quitting | | Past | I, he, she, it | was quitting | | you, we, they | were quitting | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been quitting | | he, she, it | has been quitting | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been quitting | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be quitting | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been quitting |
► quit ... job He quit his job and moved to Brazil. ► Quit it Quit it, Robby, or I’ll tell Mom! THESAURUS to leave a job, school, etc., especially because you are annoyed or unhappy► quit to leave a job, school, etc., especially because you are annoyed or unhappy: Half of the employees have either quit or been fired. She quit school at 16. ► resign to officially say you will stop doing your job and not come back. Resign sounds more formal than quit: The director of the museum resigned yesterday after five years in the position. ► retire to stop doing your job and not return to it, especially because you have reached the age when most people stop working: My father retired when he was 62. ► give notice to officially tell your employer that you will stop doing your job soon: You have to give a month’s notice before leaving your job. ► leave to stop doing a job and not return to it: I am going to leave as soon as I find another job. ► drop out informal to stop going to school or college before you have finished it: Tucker dropped out of high school when he was 16. ► withdraw to stop participating in a class, organization, or competition: He decided to withdraw from the math class after a few weeks because it was too difficult for him. 1[intransitive, transitive] to leave a job, school, etc., especially because you are annoyed or unhappy: Half of the employees have either quit or been fired. She quit school at 16. He quit his job and moved to Brazil.THESAURUSresign – to officially say you will stop doing your job and not come back. Resign sounds more formal than quit: The director of the museum resigned yesterday after five years in the position.retire – to stop doing your job and not return to it, especially because you have reached the age when most people stop working: My father retired when he was 62.give notice – to officially tell your employer that you will stop doing your job soon: You have to give a month’s notice before leaving your job.leave – to stop doing a job and not return to it: I am going to leave as soon as I find another job.drop out informal – to stop going to school or college before you have finished it: Tucker dropped out of high school when he was 16.withdraw – to stop participating in a class, organization, or competition: He decided to withdraw from the math class after a few weeks because it was too difficult for him.2[transitive] informal to stop doing something bad or annoying SYN stop: Quit it, Robby, or I’ll tell Mom!quit doing something I quit smoking two years ago. Quit complaining.3[intransitive, transitive] informal to stop doing something: That kid just never quits moving.4[transitive] old use to leave a place [Origin: 1200–1300 Old French quiter, from quite at rest, free of] → see also quits |