quit

//kwɪt//
B1Frequency Level 7Neutral
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Verb

quitInfinitive
quitPresent tense
quitPast tense
quitPast participle
quittingPresent participle
quitsThird-person singular
1

to leave a job or position permanently by telling your employer that you are leaving

She quit her job to start her own business.

2

to stop doing something or stop an activity, especially something that you do regularly

I quit smoking last year.

3

to leave a place or depart from somewhere

They decided to quit the city and move to the countryside.