Main Entry:

²quit

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

quit also quit·ted; quit·ting

Etymology:

Middle English quiten, quitten, from Anglo-French quiter, from quite free of, released, from Latin quietus quiet, at rest

Date:

13th century

transitive verb1: to make full payment of : pay up <quit a debt>2: to set free : relieve, release <quit oneself of fear>3: conduct, acquit <the youths quit themselves like men>4 a: to depart from or out of b: to leave the company of c: give up 1 <quit a job> d: give up 2 <quit smoking>intransitive verb1: to cease normal, expected, or necessary action <the engine quit>2: to give up employment3: to admit defeat : give up

synonyms see stop