Definition of exit
—used as a stage direction to specify who goes off stage
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Origin and Etymology of exit
Latin, he goes out, from exire to go out, from ex- + ire to go — more at issue
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First Known Use: circa 1548
in the meaning defined above
See Words from the same yearDefinition of exit
2 a
: the act of going out or away
- made an early exit
b
: death
3
: a way out of an enclosed place or space
4
: one of the designated points of departure from an expressway
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exitless
adjectiveExamples of exit in a Sentence
Use the emergency exit in case of fire.
There are 12 exits in the building.
We can't get out this way: the sign says “No Exit.”
Recent Examples of exit from the Web
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The 5 Star Movement once appeared intent on taking Italy out of the zone, but later suggested this was not the time for a euro exit.
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America's allies, for example, have made no secret of their intense frustration at Trump's exit from the Iran nuclear deal.
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At the same time, a first-round exit was exactly what the Los Angeles Lakers had wanted to see with their sights set on George this free agency.
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After having survived 15 strikeouts against Washington Nationals ace Max Scherzer and rope-a-doping the two-time defending Cy Young Award winner into a seventh-inning exit, the Phillies were done in by their bullpen Sunday.
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There must be a transition, a soft landing, a constitutional exit.
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Hopefully, this is Archie's exit from the organized crime world.
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His first season in 2010-'11, which also was the team's last with all-star guard Chris Paul, was his most successful, ending with a 46-36 record and a first-round playoff exit.
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Chapple, a shift leader at the restaurant, says employees ran outside through a rear exit.
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Origin and Etymology of exit
Latin exitus, from exire
NEW! Time Traveler
First Known Use: 1596
in the meaning defined at sense 1
See Words from the same yearexit Synonyms
Synonyms
curtains, death, decease, demise, dissolution, doom, end, expiration, fate, grave, great divide, passage, passing, quietus, sleep;
Related Words
martyrdom, self-destruction, self-murder, self-slaughter, suicide;
Definition of exit
Examples of exit in a Sentence
The team exited the tournament early.
Save your work and then exit the program.
Recent Examples of exit from the Web
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The 911 role marks Hewitt's first series regular role since exiting CBS' Criminal Minds following a one-season turn in season 11.
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Police say the suspect exited through a side door with a weapon in hand, at which point one officer discharged his weapon.
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Streets below the expressway are also clogged by vehicles exiting the expressway.
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Larson’s problems compounded further when a miscommunication on the ensuing pit stop led to him exiting his pit box before his left rear tire was secured.
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Herman entered a bases loaded no-out jam in the fifth and exited the inning unscathed.
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Thanks to Willson Contreras, Baez later scored against the Sox, and the Cubs exited the second inning with a 5-0 lead.
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When driving through a dust storm, the Arizona Department of Transportation tells drivers to slow down, completely exit the highway and turn off all vehicle lights.
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The car exited at Pearl Road, weaved to the right on the ramp and across the white solid lane line.
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First Known Use of exit
1607
exit Synonyms
Synonyms
bail, bail out, begone, bug off, bug out, buzz (off), clear out, cut out, depart, dig out, get, get off, go, go off, move, pack (up or off), part, peel off, pike (out or off), pull out, push off, push on, quit, run along, sally (forth), shove (off), step (along), take off, vamoose, walk out;
Related Words
abscond, decamp, escape, evacuate, flee, fly, get out, run away, scat, scram, skip;
Phrases
beat it, hit the road, pull stakes (or pull up stakes), take a hike (also take a walk), take a powder;
EXIT Defined for English Language Learners
exit
Definition of exit for English Language Learners
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: something (such as a door) that is used as a way to go out of a place
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: the act of going out or away from something
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: the act of leaving a situation, competition, etc.
exit
Definition of exit for English Language Learners
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: to go out of a place or situation : to make an exit
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: to cause (a computer program) to stop when you have finished using it
EXIT Defined for Kids
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