verb / noun / adjective
quit
KWIT/kwɪt/
To end one's involvement or presence.
The man quits his job, leaving his identification behind and carrying away personal belongings.
Etymology
Quietus supplied the idea of being free or clear of an obligation. The English verb first meant repaying or discharging a debt, then developed senses of leaving, giving something up, and stopping an activity.
In context
when I found this I resolved to quit the place that I had hitherto inhabited to seek for one where the few wants I experienced would be more easily satisfied
More examples
- He quit smoking after his daughter was born.
- With that final payment, I'm finally quit of the debt.
- There's no quit in her, even when the race gets tough.
Forms
quit · quits · quitted · quitting
quitter noun — Someone who gives up rather than continuing.