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quit
verb
-
quit
,
quitting
,
quits
,
quitted
to
stop
doing
something
or
to
leave
a
job
,
school
,
or
activity
β’
After
ten
years
at
the
company
,
Maria
decided
to
quit
and
start
her
own
business
.
After
ten
years
at
the
company
,
Maria
decided
to
quit
and
start
her
own
business
.
β’
I
quit
smoking
last
year
and
feel
much
healthier
now
.
I
quit
smoking
last
year
and
feel
much
healthier
now
.
From
Middle
English
β
quitten
β,
from
Old
French
β
quiter
β
meaning
β
to
release
,
free
β,
ultimately
from
Latin
β
quietus
β
meaning
β
resting
,
at
peace
β.
verb
-
quit
,
quitting
,
quits
,
quitted
to
close
or
exit
a
computer
program
or
file
β’
Click
this
button
to
quit
the
application
safely
.
Click
this
button
to
quit
the
application
safely
.
β’
Remember
to
save
your
work
before
you
quit
.
Remember
to
save
your
work
before
you
quit
.
Sense
extended
in
the
late
20th
century
from
the
general
idea
of
β
leaving
β
to
the
act
of
exiting
software
.
adjective
(
archaic
)
free
from
or
no
longer
burdened
by
something
bad
or
unwanted
β’
At
last
,
the
land
was
quit
of
war
.
At
last
,
the
land
was
quit
of
war
.
β’
She
longed
to
be
quit
of
her
worries
.
She
longed
to
be
quit
of
her
worries
.
Same
origin
as
the
verb
;
medieval
legal
phrase
β
to
be
quit
of
β
meaning
to
be
released
from
an
obligation
.
quite
adverb
to
a
fairly
large
degree
;
rather
,
but
not
completely
β’
It's
quite
warm
outside
,
so
we
don't
need
jackets
.
It's
quite
warm
outside
,
so
we
don't
need
jackets
.
β’
The
book
was
quite
interesting
,
and
I
finished
it
in
two
days
.
The
book
was
quite
interesting
,
and
I
finished
it
in
two
days
.
Middle
English
,
from
quite
(β
completely
,
wholly
β),
a
variant
of
quit
,
from
Old
French
quiter
(β
to
release
,
set
free
β).
adverb
completely
;
entirely
;
without
limitation
β’
Your
answer
is
quite
correct
;
there
are
no
mistakes
.
Your
answer
is
quite
correct
;
there
are
no
mistakes
.
β’
The
streets
were
quite
empty
at
dawn
.
The
streets
were
quite
empty
at
dawn
.
Same
origin
as
the
first
sense
;
shifting
toward
a
stronger
emphatic
meaning
in
the
18thβ19th
centuries
.
interjection
(
expressing
emphatic
agreement
)
exactly
;
absolutely
β’
β
It's
a
beautiful
day
for
a
picnic
.β β
Quite
!β
replied
the
professor
.
β
It's
a
beautiful
day
for
a
picnic
.β β
Quite
!β
replied
the
professor
.
β’
β
We
must
act
quickly
before
it's
too
late
.β β
Quite
,
I'll
send
the
report
at
once
,β
said
the
manager
.
β
We
must
act
quickly
before
it's
too
late
.β β
Quite
,
I'll
send
the
report
at
once
,β
said
the
manager
.
Developed
in
British
English
as
a
clipped
reply
meaning
β
quite
right
.β