exit

¹

[eg-zit, ek-sit]

noun

1. a way or passage out.

   Please leave the theater by the nearest exit.

2. any of the marked ramps or spurs providing egress from a highway.

   Take the second exit after the bridge for the downtown shopping district.

3. a going out or away; departure.

   to make one's exit.

4. a departure of an actor from the stage as part of the action of a play.

5. Also called exit card. Bridge.,  a card that enables a player to relinquish the lead when having it is a disadvantage.

verb (used without object)

1. to go out; leave.

2. Bridge.,  to play an exit card.

verb (used with object)

1. to leave; depart from.

   Sign out before you exit the building.

exit

²

[eg-zit, ek-sit]

verb (used without object)

1. (a person) goes offstage (used as a stage direction, often preceding the name of the character).

   Exit Falstaff.

exit

¹

/ ˈɛɡzɪt, ˈɛksɪt /

noun

1. a way out; door or gate by which people may leave

2. the act or an instance of going out; departure

3. 1. the act of leaving or right to leave a particular place

   2. ( as modifier )

      an exit visa

4. departure from life; death

5. theatre the act of going offstage

6. (in Britain) a point at which vehicles may leave or join a motorway

7. bridge

   1. the act of losing the lead deliberately

   2. a card enabling one to do this

verb

1. to go away or out; depart; leave

2. theatre to go offstage: used as a stage direction

   exit Hamlet

3. bridge to lose the lead deliberately

4. (sometimes tr) computing to leave (a computer program or system)

Exit

²

/ ˈɛɡzɪt, ˈɛksɪt /

noun

1. (in Britain) a society that seeks to promote the legitimization of voluntary euthanasia

Word History and Origins

Origin of exit¹

First recorded in 1560–70; partly from Latin exitus “act of going out, departure,” noun derivative of exīre “to go out”; partly noun and verb use of exit ²

Origin of exit²

First recorded in 1540–50; from Latin exit; literally, “(he/she) goes out,” 3rd-person singular present of exīre; exit ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of exit¹

C17: from Latin exitus a departure, from exīre to go out, from _ex- ¹ + īre to go

Example Sentences

The Brodies report said the exit terms offered to four of the former officers were in line with council policies, but that those offered to Ms O'Donnell were not "lawfully approved".

From BBC

Prosecutors allege that protesters used their bodies and cars to impede federal law enforcement from exiting the farm and threw rocks at agents’ vehicles, which broke windows and side-view mirrors.

From Los Angeles Times

When the season ends Feb. 8 in Santa Clara at Levi’s Stadium, it will be almost exactly 10 years since the NFL approved the Rams exit from St. Louis and return to Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times

Every evening, she places food at a temporary feeding spot near her building's exit gate.

From BBC

Ellis worked as a security guard at the Beverly Hills building where Cardi B had her medical appointment, and she testified that she was doing her rounds when she saw the celebrity exit the elevator.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• demise 
• departure 
• evacuation 
• exodus 
• farewell 
• retirement 
• retreat 
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