quit
verb /kwɪt/
/kwɪt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they quit | /kwɪt/ /kwɪt/ |
| he / she / it quits | /kwɪts/ /kwɪts/ |
| past simple quit | /kwɪt/ /kwɪt/ |
| past participle quit | /kwɪt/ /kwɪt/ |
| past simple quitted | /ˈkwɪtɪd/ /ˈkwɪtɪd/ |
| past participle quitted | /ˈkwɪtɪd/ /ˈkwɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form quitting | /ˈkwɪtɪŋ/ /ˈkwɪtɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] (informal) to leave your job, school, etc.
- If I don't get more money I'll quit.
- He quit in protest over the decision.
- quit as something He has decided to quit as manager of the team.
- quit something to quit your job
- He quit the show last year because of bad health.
- (North American English) She quit school at 16.
- I am considering quitting my job to start a business.
Extra Examples- I thought about working part-time, or quitting altogether.
- In this job you have to know when to quit.
- Their longest-serving employee is threatening to quit over pay.
- He was forced to quit college and find work.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- altogether
- abruptly
- suddenly
- …
- try to
- decide to
- be ready to
- …
- as
- over
- give notice to quit
- issue notice to quit
- know when to quit
- …
- [transitive, intransitive] (especially North American English, informal) to stop doing something
- quit doing something I've quit smoking.
- You don't know me, so quit trying to act like you do.
- She finally quit working at age 76.
- quit something Just quit it!
- We only just started. We're not going to quit now.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- altogether
- abruptly
- suddenly
- …
- try to
- decide to
- be ready to
- …
- as
- over
- give notice to quit
- issue notice to quit
- know when to quit
- …
- [transitive, intransitive] quit (something) to leave the place where you live
- We decided it was time to quit the city.
- The landlord gave them all notice to quit.
- I decide to quit town and lie low for a while.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- altogether
- abruptly
- suddenly
- …
- try to
- decide to
- be ready to
- …
- as
- over
- give notice to quit
- issue notice to quit
- know when to quit
- …
- [intransitive, transitive] quit (something) to close a computer program or application
- I quit the app and restarted it.
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘set free’): from Old French quiter (verb), quite (adjective), from Latin quietus, past participle of quiescere ‘be still’, from quies ‘quiet’.