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quit

/ quit /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
give up or retire from a position
"The Secretary fo the Navy will leave office next month"
"The chairman resigned over the financial scandal"
Opposites:
take office
Type of:
leave depart pull up stakes
Kinds of:
vacate resign renounce give up retire
Derived:
resignation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 2
go away or leave
Opposites:
stay
Type of:
leave go forth go away
Kinds of:
peel of walk out of congee beat a retreat plump out
Derived:
passing loss departure exit expiration
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 3
turn away from; give up
"I am foreswearing women forever"
Type of:
abandon give up
Kinds of:
disclaim
Derived:
relinquishment relinquishing renunciation renouncement
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 4
put an end to a state or an activity
"Quit teasing your little brother"
Opposites:
continue uphold carry on bear on preserve
Kinds of:
drop knock off leave off sign off retire
Derived:
cessation surcease cease stop stopover
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Frame 33
Something is ----ing PP
verb Sense 5
give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat
"In the second round, the challenger gave up"
Opposites:
enter participate
Derived:
quitter
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
55%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
49
Times Searched
3
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