exit

(ĕg'zĭt, ĕk'sĭt)
n.

1. The act of going away or out.
2. A passage or way out: an emergency exit in a theater; took the second exit on the throughway.
3. The departure of a performer from the stage.
4. Death.

v., -it·ed, -it·ing, -its.

v.intr.
To make one's exit; depart.

v.tr.

1. To go out of; leave: exited the plane through a rear door.
2. Computer Science. To terminate the execution of (an application): exited the subroutine.

[From Latin, third person sing. of exīre, to go out : ex-, ex- + īre, to go. N., sense 2, from Latin exitus, from past participle of exīre.]

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In stage directions the correct style is Exit Macbeth (when one person leaves the stage) and Exeunt Banquo and Fleance (when more than one person leaves). The two forms are the third person singular and third person plural present tense of the Latin verb exire 'to go out'.

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(1) To get out of the current mode or quit the program. Contrast with launch.

(2) In programming, to get out of the loop, routine or function that the computer is currently in.

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noun

The act of leaving: departure, egress, exodus, going, withdrawal. See approach/retreat.

verb

To move or proceed away from a place: depart, get away, get off, go, go away, leave¹, pull out, quit, retire, run (along), withdraw. Informal cut out, push off, shove off. Slang blow¹, split, take off. Idioms: hit the road, take leave. See approach/retreat.

n

Definition: leaving
Antonyms: arrival, arriving, coming, entering, entrance

n

Definition: way out of a place
Antonyms: entrance

v

Definition: leave a place
Antonyms: arrive, come in, enter, go in

To leave, or ‘to vote with one's feet’. According to A. O. Hirschman's economic analysis of the relationship between group members and group leaders, members of organizations may express their dissatisfaction with leaders by leaving the organization. While the option of leaving remains viable, members may use the threat of exit as a way of exerting pressure on leaders. The possibility, terms, and control of the ‘exit option’ are consequently viewed as important dimensions of intra-group politics. See also voice.

— Stewart Wood

That portion of a means of egress which is separated from the rest of a building by walls, floors, doors, or other means and which provides a reasonably protected path of escape for the occupants of a building in the event of fire.

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He (or she) goes out.

IN BRIEF: A way or passage out.

Please exit the cave the same way you entered.

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For a list of words related to exit, see:

• General Technology - exit: (vb) leave specific context, often to return to system
• Directions - exit: leave; go out
• Latin Words and Phrases - exit: he or she goes out, esp. leaves stage

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - udgang, udgangstilladelse, frakørselsvej, sortie, død
v. intr. - gå ud, gå bort, dø
v. tr. - forlade, gå

idioms:

• exit visa    udrejsetilladelse

Nederlands (Dutch)
uitgang, uitweg, het afgaan van het toneel, vertrek, dood, afrit, uitrit, vertrekken, doodgaan, recht om te vertrekken

Français (French)
n. - sortie (de la scène, de l'autoroute), issue (sortie, porte), mort (euthanasie)
v. intr. - (Théât) faire sa sortie, sortir, (Comput) sortir
v. tr. - sortir de, quitter

idioms:

• exit visa    visa de sortie

Deutsch (German)
n. - Ausgang, Abgang, Hinausgehen
v. - abgehen

idioms:

• exit visa    Ausreisevisum

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - έξοδος, αποχώρηση ηθοποιού από τη σκηνή
v. - απέρχομαι, αποχωρώ, βγαίνω, (καθομ.) εγκαταλείπω πρόγραμμα Η/Υ

idioms:

• exit visa    άδεια εξόδου (από τη χώρα)

Italiano (Italian)
uscita, partenza, raccordo d'uscita

idioms:

• exit visa    visto di uscita

Português (Portuguese)
n. - saída (f), partida (f)
v. - sair

idioms:

• exit visa    visto (m) de saída

Русский (Russian)
выход, уход, уходить, умереть

idioms:

• exit visa    выездная виза

Español (Spanish)
n. - salida, escapatoria, partida, salida de coches
v. intr. - irse
v. tr. - irse

idioms:

• exit visa    visado de salida

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - utgång, avfart
v. - gå ut

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
出口, 退场, 太平门, 退出, 去世, 脱离, 离开

idioms:

• exit visa    出境证

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 出口, 退場, 太平門
v. intr. - 退出, 去世, 脫離
v. tr. - 離開, 退出

idioms:

• exit visa    出境證

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 출구, 퇴장, 외출, 사망
v. intr. - 외출하다, 죽다, 퇴장하다
v. tr. - 내보내다, 떠나 보내다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 出て行く, 死ぬ, 退場する
n. - 出口, 退場, 死去, 逃げ打ち

idioms:

• exit ramp    出口のランプ
• exit visa    出国査証

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مخرج (فعل) يخرج‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮יציאה, מוות (ספרותית), זכות היציאה, יציאה של מחשב מתוכנית מסוימת או מעיבוד מסוים‬
v. intr. - ‮יצא‬
v. tr. - ‮סיים עיבוד מסוים או תוכנית, או חזר לתפריט כללי יותר (מחשב)‬

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