quit

v., quit, or quit·ted (kwĭt'ĭd), quit·ting, quits.

v.tr.

1. To depart from; leave: "You and I are on the point of quitting the theater of our exploits" (Horatio Nelson).
2. To leave the company of: had to quit the gathering in order to be home by midnight.
3. To give up; relinquish: quit a job.
4. To abandon or put aside; forsake: advised them to quit their dissipated ways.
5. To cease or discontinue: asked them to quit talking; quit smoking.
6. Computer Science. To exit (an application).
7. 1. To rid oneself of by paying: quit a debt.
   2. To release from a burden or responsibility.
8. To conduct (oneself) in a specified way: Quit yourselves like adults.

v.intr.

1. To cease performing an action. See synonyms at stop.
2. To give up, as in defeat; stop.
3. To leave a job.

adj.

Absolved of a duty or an obligation; free.

[Middle English quiten, to release, from Old French quiter, from Medieval Latin quiētāre, quītāre, from Latin quiētus, at rest. See quiet.]

To exit the current program.

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End a session with a computer program by purposely closing the application; exit.

verb

1. To move or proceed away from a place: depart, exit, get away, get off, go, go away, leave¹, pull out, 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.
2. To relinquish one's engagement in or occupation with: demit, leave¹, resign, terminate. See continue/stop/pause.
3. To give up or leave without intending to return or claim again: abandon, desert³, forsake, leave¹, throw over. Idioms: run out on, walk out on. See keep/release.
4. To cease trying to accomplish or continue: abandon, break off, desist, discontinue, give up, leave off, relinquish, remit, stop. Informal swear off. Slang lay off. Idioms: call it a day, call it quits, hang up one's fiddle, have done with, throw in the towel. See continue/stop/pause.
5. To come to a cessation: arrest, belay, cease, check, discontinue, halt¹, leave off, stall¹, stop, surcease. Idioms: come to ahaltstandstillstop. See continue/stop/pause.
6. To conduct oneself in a specified way: acquit, act, bear, behave, carry, comport, demean¹, deport, do. See be.

adjective

Owing or being owed nothing: even¹, quits, square. See pay/owe.

Idioms beginning with quit:
quite a bit
quit while one's ahead

In addition to the idiom beginning with quit, also see call it quits.

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v

Definition: abandon, leave
Antonyms: arrive at, come, occupy, remain, stay

v

Definition: stop doing something
Antonyms: complete, continue, do, finish, persevere, start, take up

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IN BRIEF: v. - Give up in the face of defeat; Go away or leave; Put an end to a state or an activity.

There's only one way to fail - and that's to quit. — Brian Hays

Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. tr. - afslutte, forlade, fratræde, holde op, sige op, opgive
v. intr. - sige op, holde op
adj. - fri, befriet, kvit

2.
n. - kvittevit

Nederlands (Dutch)
ophouden met, afhaken, stoppen, ontslag nemen, weggaan, ontruimen, afrekenen, zich (goed) gedragen, kwijt, (be)vrij (d)

Français (French)
1.
v. tr. - démissionner de, laisser tomber, quitter, cesser de
v. intr. - arrêter, démissionner de
adj. - quitte, débarrassé, libéré

2.
n. - cui-cui (des oiseaux), élément de mot des noms d'oiseaux (des Caraïbes)

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - aufhören mit, aufgeben, verlassen, ausziehen, kündigen, sich benehmen
adj. - los

2.
n. - benutzt in den Namen von vielen kleinen Kanarienvögeln

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εγκαταλείπω, αφήνω, παραιτούμαι, σταματώ, παύω, κόβω (συνήθεια κ.λπ.)
adj. - απαλλαγμένος

idioms:

• double or quits    τα διπλά ή τίποτα

Italiano (Italian)
smettere, fermare, dare le dimissioni

idioms:

• double or quits    lascia o raddoppia

Português (Portuguese)
v. - renunciar, quitar
adj. - quite, desembaraçado

idioms:

• double or quits    o dobro ou nada

Русский (Russian)
прекратить, бросить, уйти в отставку

idioms:

• double or quits    пари: ставка увеличивается вдвое или в расчете

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. tr. - dejar de, abandonar, desocupar, parar, dimitir, renunciar
v. intr. - irse, dejar uno su empleo, despedir a alguien
adj. - absuelto, descargado, libre, exento

2.
n. - nombre de varios pájaros cantores pequeños

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - lämna, flytta från, sluta, lägga av, avstå från, avbörda sig, betala, flytta, tröttna
adj. - fri, befriad, kvitt

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
离开, 解除, 放弃, 停止, 辞职, 摆脱的, 免除的

idioms:

• double or quits    以已输的数额作为赌注, 多输一倍或与赢家清帐

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 離開, 解除, 放棄
v. intr. - 離開, 停止, 辭職
adj. - 擺脫的, 免除的

idioms:

• double or quits    以已輸的數額作為賭注, 多輸一倍或與贏家清帳

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. tr. - 그치다, 그만두다, 보답하다
v. intr. - 떠나다, 물러나다, 사직하다
adj. - 용서 받아, 면제되어, 석방되어

2.
n. - 다양한 작은 소리새의 이름

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 止める, 中止する, 立ち去る, 返す
adj. - 免れて

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يعتزل, يترك العمل, يغادر المكان (صفه) هو في حل من الالتزام‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮נטש, עזב, הפסיק‬
v. intr. - ‮חדל, התפטר, נכנע, "הרים ידיים", ויתר‬
adj. - ‮חופשי, משוחרר‬
n. - ‮כל אחת ממספר ציפורי-שיר טרופיות קטנות‬

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