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Meaning of "exit" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD EXIT

From Latin exitus a departure, from exīre to go out, from ex-1 + īre to go.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF EXIT

exit  [ˈɛɡzɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EXIT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Exit is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb exit in English.

WHAT DOES EXIT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Exit

Exit may refer to: ▪ Door ▪ Portal, an opening in the walls of a structure ▪ Emergency exit ▪ Overwing exit, a type of emergency exit on an airplane ▪ Exit ramp, a feature of a road interchange...

Definition of exit in the English dictionary

The first definition of exit in the dictionary is a way out; door or gate by which people may leave. Other definition of exit is the act or an instance of going out; departure. Exit is also the act of leaving or right to leave a particular place.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO EXIT

PRESENT

Present
I exit
you exit
he/she/it exits
we exit
you exit
they exit
Present continuous
I am exiting
you are exiting
he/she/it is exiting
we are exiting
you are exiting
they are exiting
Present perfect
I have exited
you have exited
he/she/it has exited
we have exited
you have exited
they have exited
Present perfect continuous
I have been exiting
you have been exiting
he/she/it has been exiting
we have been exiting
you have been exiting
they have been exiting
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I exited
you exited
he/she/it exited
we exited
you exited
they exited
Past continuous
I was exiting
you were exiting
he/she/it was exiting
we were exiting
you were exiting
they were exiting
Past perfect
I had exited
you had exited
he/she/it had exited
we had exited
you had exited
they had exited
Past perfect continuous
I had been exiting
you had been exiting
he/she/it had been exiting
we had been exiting
you had been exiting
they had been exiting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will exit
you will exit
he/she/it will exit
we will exit
you will exit
they will exit
Future continuous
I will be exiting
you will be exiting
he/she/it will be exiting
we will be exiting
you will be exiting
they will be exiting
Future perfect
I will have exited
you will have exited
he/she/it will have exited
we will have exited
you will have exited
they will have exited
Future perfect continuous
I will have been exiting
you will have been exiting
he/she/it will have been exiting
we will have been exiting
you will have been exiting
they will have been exiting
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would exit
you would exit
he/she/it would exit
we would exit
you would exit
they would exit
Conditional continuous
I would be exiting
you would be exiting
he/she/it would be exiting
we would be exiting
you would be exiting
they would be exiting
Conditional perfect
I would have exit
you would have exit
he/she/it would have exit
we would have exit
you would have exit
they would have exit
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been exiting
you would have been exiting
he/she/it would have been exiting
we would have been exiting
you would have been exiting
they would have been exiting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you exit
we let´s exit
you exit
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to exit
Past participle
exited
Present Participle
exiting
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EXIT


apposite
ˈæpəzɪt
closet
ˈklɒzɪt
composite
ˈkɒmpəzɪt
deposit
dɪˈpɒzɪt
exquisite
ɪkˈskwɪzɪt
Grexit
ˈgrɛɡzɪt
howzit
ˈhaʊzɪt
isit
ˈɪzɪt
opposite
ˈɒpəzɪt
perquisite
ˈpɜːkwɪzɪt
posit
ˈpɒzɪt
prerequisite
priːˈrɛkwɪzɪt
requisite
ˈrɛkwɪzɪt
revisit
riːˈvɪzɪt
roset
ˈrɒzɪt
safety-deposit
ˈseɪftɪdɪˌpɒzɪt
visit
ˈvɪzɪt
zit
zɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EXIT

existence
existent
existential
existential quantifier
existentialism
existentialist
existentially
existing
exit interview
exit permit
exit poll
exit pupil
exit ramp
exit route
exit sign
exit strategy
exit visa
exit wound
exitance
exitless

WORDS THAT END LIKE EXIT

a bit
benefit
bit
circuit
credit
cut it
Detroit
dit
edit
emergency exit
exclusive OR circuit
fire exit
fit
fixit
for it
fruit
get it
go to it
ipse dixit
pinxit

Synonyms and antonyms of exit in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «EXIT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «exit» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of exit

Translation of «exit» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EXIT

Find out the translation of exit to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of exit from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «exit» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

出口
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

salida
570 millions of speakers

English

exit
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बाहर जाएं
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مَخْرَج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

выход
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

saída
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রস্থান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sortie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Keluar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ausgang
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

出口
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

출구
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Metu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cửa ra
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெளியேறும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बाहेर जा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çıkış
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

uscita
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wyjście
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вихід
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ieșire
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

έξοδος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

uitgang
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

utgång
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

utgang
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of exit

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EXIT»

The term «exit» is very widely used and occupies the 5.513 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of exit
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EXIT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «exit» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «exit» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about exit

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10 QUOTES WITH «EXIT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word exit.
1
Saul Alinsky
A racially integrated community is a chronological term timed from the entrance of the first black family to the exit of the last white family.
2
Robert Foster Bennett
There is no question that al-Qaida operatives are currently active in Iraq. A premature exit before the threat they represent has been dealt with would endanger America and the prospects of eventual peace in the Middle East.
3
Eric Burdon
I don't think Jimi committed suicide in the conventional way. He just decided to exit when he wanted to.
4
Russ Carnahan
It is irresponsible for this Congress to not investigate the President's lack of an exit strategy, and the fraud, waste, and abuse of U.S. tax dollars.
5
Linda Chavez
Some 43 percent of voters in union households voted for President Bush in 2004, according to exit poll data.
6
John Cheever
That's the way I remember them, heading for an exit.
7
Max Cleland
We are running out of time. We need a strategy to win in Iraq or an exit strategy to leave.
8
Juan Cole
My main expertise is in the past, but if I have to extrapolate into the future, I would say: no good news any time soon and an obvious exit strategy is not apparent to me.
9
Sam Donaldson
And on election night I'd go down to city hall in El Paso, Texas and cover the election. In those days, of course, we didn't have exit polls. You didn't know who had won the election until they actually counted the votes. I thought that was exciting too.
10
Alexandre Dumas
Pure love and suspicion cannot dwell together: at the door where the latter enters, the former makes its exit.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EXIT»

Discover the use of exit in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to exit and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Final Exit: The Practicalities of Self-deliverance and ...
An updated edition of a controversial best-seller shows people looking to end their suffering from unbearable pain due to terminal or incurable illness how to prepare for and commit suicide and offers other relevant information on such ...
Derek Humphry, 2002
2
Exit, Voice, and Loyalty: Responses to Decline in Firms, ...
Albert O. Hirschman makes a basic distinction between alternative ways of reacting to deterioration in business firms and, in general, to dissatisfaction with organizations: one, “exit,” is for the member to quit the organization or for ...
Albert O. Hirschman, 1970
3
Exit: The Endings That Set Us Free
Lawrence-Lightfoot, a sociologist and a professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, has interviewed more than a dozen women and men in states of major change, and she paints their portraits with sympathy and insight: a gay man ...
Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot, 2012
4
Exit Here.
Enter apathy.
JASON MYERS, 2012
5
Last Exit to Brooklyn
The decadence and violence of the urban streets is graphically portrayed in a novel set in a New York slum
Hubert Selby, 1964
6
No Exit: A Play in One Act
Fantasy / Characters: 2 male, 2 female Scenery: Interior No Exit was first presented in New York at the Biltmore Theatre with Claude Dauphin, Annabella, and Ruth Ford.
Jean-Paul Sartre, 1958
7
Exit Zero: Family and Class in Postindustrial Chicago
This book is part of a project that also includes a documentary film and interactive website.
Christine J. Walley, 2013
8
Exit: Endings and New Beginnings in Literature and Life
Before the universal yet radically singular event of death, however, history leaves its mark on us by determining which exits are possible, necessary or desirable.This collection of essays, which celebrates the achievement of the Swedish ...
Stefan Helgesson, 2011
9
Wrong Exit
After Grace, Adam, and Ruby get lost in the fog they stumble upon a parallel world where a terrible catastrophe has occurred that destroyed most of the country and left a single survivor.
Mary Chapman, 2008
10
Exit Strategies for Covered Call Writing: Making the Most ...
Exit Strategies for Covered Call Writing reveals the best and most effective procedures to manage your stock option positions.
Alan Ellman, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EXIT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term exit is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Gerrard tells Sterling: Be a man about Liverpool exit
Steven Gerrard has told Raheem Sterling "to be a man" about wanting to leave Liverpool after the player missed the first two days of ... «Goal.com, Jul 15»
2
Possible Greek Exit from Eurozone Sparks Wider Geopolitical …
BRUSSELS—Greece's potential exit from the eurozone is triggering fears that the country's troubles could spill into Europe's turbulent military ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
3
Greece submits new bailout plan to avoid euro exit
Brussels (AFP) - Greece submitted new bailout reform plans to an impatient eurozone on Thursday in a last-ditch effort to save the country's ... «Yahoo News, Jul 15»
4
Bulgarian lev gains currency in Greece
Bulgarian lev gains currency in Greece as euro exit looms. Christian Oliver and Eleftheria Kourtali, Athens. Share. Print; Clip; Gift Article. «Financial Times, Jul 15»
5
Chelsea striker Loic Remy edges closer to Stamford Bridge exit
According to The Times, Besiktas officials have arrived in London to try and seal the move. It had been reported that Jose Mourinho previously ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
6
Not Even a Greek Exit Will Stop the Fed From Raising Rates
Fed officials voiced concern about the potential impact of a Greek exit from the euro currency zone at their policy-making meeting last month, ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
7
Microsoft Should Cut Its Losses And Exit The Smartphone Industry
Do not waste resources and energies on things you cannot control and things you cannot change. In the spring of 421 BC, at the annual festival ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
8
Zillow shares fall on exit of financial chief
Zillow Group Inc. Z, +1.62% shares fell in the extended session Thursday after the real-estate website said its financial chief was leaving the ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
9
Transfer News: Chelsea midfielder/keeper swap, Man United double …
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal reportedly wants exit deals for David De Gea and Robin van Persie to be completed before the ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
10
Greece's Forced Exit From The Eurozone Would Be 'Tumultuous'
NPR's Robert Siegel talks with economists Jeffrey Sachs of Columbia University and Carmen Reinhart of Harvard's Kennedy School about ... «NPR, Jul 15»

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