QUIT | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of quit in English quitverb [ I or T ] uk /kwɪt/ us /kwɪt/ present participle quitting | past tense and past participle quit Add to word list Add to word list B1 to stop doing something or leave a job or a place: Would you quit your job if you inherited lots of money? [ + -ing verb ] I'm going to quit smoking. Quit wasting my time! Press Q to quit the program. to end something or cause it to end

• stopStop pulling your brother's hair this instant!
• quitQuit poking your sister, will you?
• haltWe halted the assembly line to check the equipment.
• discontinueThe lab has discontinued this line of research due to ethical concerns.
• ceaseAll operations at the company will cease, and the assets will be auctioned off.

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• I don't know why she quit her job.
• Despite opposition from his family, he quit school and became an actor.
• The nicotine patches are designed to help people quit smoking.
• He's dropped several hints to the boss that he'll quit if he doesn't get a promotion.
• Quit teasing your brother like that.

Retiring & resigning

• abdicate
• abdication
• attrition
• bow out phrasal verb
• chuck
• chuck something in phrasal verb
• exit interview
• get off phrasal verb
• golden goodbye
• golden handcuffs
• golden handshake
• pension
• resign
• resignation
• retd
• retire
• retired
• retiree
• retirement
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Phrasal verb

quit on someone (Definition of quit from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

quit | American Dictionary

quitverb [ I/T ] us /kwɪt/ quitting | past tense and past participle quit Add to word list Add to word list to leave a job or a place, or to stop doing something: [ I ] Her assistant quit without an explanation. [ T ] I quit working to be at home with the kids. [ T ] Quit worrying about him – he’ll be fine! (Definition of quit from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

quit | Business English

quitverb [ I or T ] uk /kwɪt/ us Add to word list Add to word list HR, WORKPLACE   informal to leave your job: quit your job (as sth) Unable to drive, Lee was forced to quit his job. Mr. Turner quit his job as a loan officer to take up dairy farming. If she hates her job, why doesn't she quit? informal to leave a place or stop an activity: He hates Britain and wants to quit for good. I would love to quit magazine work.quit doing sth As many as a third of producers have indicated that they intend to quit milking cows unless returns improve. IT to close a program on a computer: If a window appears asking you whether to quit any open applications, click Continue. (Definition of quit from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of quit

quit As soon as a few years after quitting the smoking habit, ex-smokers are at a substantially lower risk for myocardial infarction or stroke. From the Cambridge English Corpus Among respondents, 7 % of smokers reported never trying to quit. From the Cambridge English Corpus He quit in 1954 to take part in the creation of one of the first private laboratories dedicated to assisting metallurgical and mechanical domestic industries. From the Cambridge English Corpus In human conversations we are accustomed to having the other participant's quitting if we interrupt and persist in our interruption. From the Cambridge English Corpus Recent reviews reported that lack of acknowledgment and work-related stress contribute to less work satisfaction and the desire to quit nursing as a profession. From the Cambridge English Corpus It can now be more confidently asserted that high internalization is an important risk factor for failure to quit smoking. From the Cambridge English Corpus Furthermore, the number of people quitting smoking increased as the intensity of the smoking-cessation intervention increased (15). From the Cambridge English Corpus Accepting to quit the current game closes this game and cancels the remaining commitments of the game. From the Cambridge English Corpus As a result, the incentive to use advance notice would be countercyclical since the probability that workers quit falls during recession. From the Cambridge English Corpus However, 20 percent of the dentists had at some time or other recommended smokeless tobacco as a support for smokers who wanted to quit. From the Cambridge English Corpus Women who spontaneously quit smoking in early pregnancy. From the Cambridge English Corpus Scientists will have to quit their ivory towers in order to explain how the patient sorting out of tested information can facilitate agreement. From the Cambridge English Corpus Thus, if a worker quits before the notice period expires, there are no additional costs involved, beyond the wage paid during the notice time. From the Cambridge English Corpus Displaying extreme self-neglect and lack of concentration, he had to quit the yeshiva. From the Cambridge English Corpus First, they may opt to quit the firm and seek employment elsewhere. From the Cambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of quit?

Translations of quit

in Chinese (Traditional) 停止, 離開, 辭職… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 停止, 离开, 辞职… See more in Spanish renunciar (a un trabajo), renunciar, dejar… See more in Portuguese largar, largar o emprego, parar… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian सोडणे, थांबवणे… See more （仕事を）辞める, （～するのを）やめる, やめる… See more iş veya okuldan uzun süreli ayrılmak, terketmek, istifa etmek… See more quitter, arrêter, arrête/-ez… See more deixar (una feina), deixar, abandonar… See more ophouden, weggaan… See more ஏதாவது செய்வதை நிறுத்த அல்லது ஒரு வேலையை அல்லது ஒரு இடத்தை விட்டு வெளியேற… See more किसी काम को करना बंद करना या नौकरी या जगह छोड़ना… See more છોડી દેવું… See more holde op med, forlade… See more sluta med, lägga av, lämna… See more berhenti… See more aufgeben… See more slutte, si opp, holde opp… See more چھوڑنا, ترک کرنا… See more залишати, припиняти… See more ఏదైనా చేయడం మానివేయు లేదా ఉద్యోగం లేదా స్థలాన్ని వదిలివేయు… See more ত্যাগ করা… See more zanechat, opustit… See more berhenti, meninggalkan… See more จากไป… See more bỏ, ngừng… See more rzucić, rezygnować, opuścić… See more 직장을 그만두다, (-하는 것을) 그만 두다… See more lasciare (il lavoro), smettere, abbandonare… See more Need a translator?

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