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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ex•it1 /ˈɛgzɪt, ˈɛksɪt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a way or passage out, as a door, stairs, etc.:There is only one exit in this building.
- a going out or away;
departure:He made a graceful exit. v. - to go out (of);
leave (from); depart (from): [no object; (~ + from + object)]They exited from the room.[~ + object]To exit the building, follow these directions.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ex•it1 (eg′zit, ek′sit),USA pronunciation n. - 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. - Show Businessa departure of an actor from the stage as part of the action of a play.
- GamesAlso called ex′it card′. [Bridge.]a card that enables a player to relinquish the lead when having it is a disadvantage.
v.i. - to go out;
leave. - Games[Bridge.]to play an exit card.
v.t. - to leave;
depart from:Sign out before you exit the building.
- 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 verb, verbal action; partly noun, nominal, verb, verbal use of exit2
- partly 1580–90
ex•it2 (eg′zit, ek′sit),USA pronunciation v.i. - Show Business(he or she) goes offstage (used as a stage direction, often preceding the name of the character):Exit Falstaff.
- Latin ex(i)it literally, (he) goes out, 3rd singular present of exīre; see exit1
- 1530–40
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: exit /ˈɛɡzɪt; ˈɛksɪt/ n - 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
- the act of going offstage
- (in Britain) a point at which vehicles may leave or join a motorway
vb (intransitive)- to go away or out; depart; leave
- to go offstage: used as a stage direction: exit Hamlet
- (sometimes tr) to leave (a computer program or system)
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin exitus a departure, from exīre to go out, from ex-1 + īre to go |