quit

Meanings

• Verb

  To stop doing something, often suddenly and completely.

  - "I quit my job yesterday."
  - "He quit smoking cold turkey."

• Verb

  To leave or abandon a place, often permanently.

  - "The family quit their old neighborhood and moved to the suburbs."
  - "The explorers quit the expedition due to harsh conditions."

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Pronunciation

1. /kwɪt/
   
   
   
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2. /kwɪt/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with quit
bit , mit , sit , hit , wit , grit , fit , kit , pit

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Homophones

Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

1. quet (French) : hot, feverish
   

2. cute () : attractive, adorable
   

3. quit () : a place to urinate or defecate
   

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Variants

List of all variants of quit that leads to same result
quit , quits , quitted , quitting , quit it , force quit , force quits , force quitting , force-quit , force-quits , force-quitting , quiet quit , quiet quits , quiet quitted , quiet quitting , quietly quit , quietly quits , quietly quitting , rage quit , rage quitted , rage quits , rage quitting , rage-quit , rage-quitted , rage-quits , rage-quitting , ragequit , ragequitted , ragequits , ragequitting , notice to quit

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Forms

Different forms of the word (e.g., verb conjugations, plural forms, comparative/superlative forms for adjectives).

quit (past tense and past participle), quits (plural, past tense and past participle)

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Old English quitan, from cwitan ‘to be able, have power’.

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Trivia

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1. Quitting smoking is one of the most common New Year's resolutions, but statistics show that only about 10% of people who make this resolution are successful.

2. The term 'quit claim deed' is a legal document used to transfer ownership of property from one person to another.

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Related Concepts

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1. resignation: The act of formally leaving a job or position, often with notice

2. surrender: The act of giving up or yielding control to someone else

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Culture

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Quit has been used extensively in literature and music, often as a symbol of freedom or rebellion. In F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, the character Nick Carraway describes Gatsby's house as 'quitting the damp grasses and the cool, clean sand'.

How to Memorize "quit"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a stop sign or a red traffic light to remember the meaning of quit as 'stop doing something'. Imagine a person turning around and walking away to remember quit as 'leave a place'.

2. associate
   

   - Associate quit with the feeling of relief and freedom when you've made the decision to stop doing something or leave a place.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Quit is for QUitting' to remember the meaning of quit as 'stop doing something'.

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