exit Definition
exit (ek′sit, eg′zit)
noun
- an actor's departure from the stage
- a going out; departure
- a way out; doorway or passage leading out
Etymology: L, 3d pers. sing., pres. indic., of exire
he (or she) leaves the stage: a direction in a play script- ☆ a ramp or road leading from an expressway
Etymology: L exitus, orig. pp. of exire, to go out < ex-, out + ire, to go < IE base *ei- > year, Sans ḗmi, Goth iddja (I went)
intransitive verb
to leave; depart
transitive verb
- to leave (a building, road, vehicle, etc.) she will exit the plane at Atlanta
- Comput. to finish using and close (a program)
exit Synonyms
exit
n.
exit Usage Examples
Converse of object
- signpost: At the roundabout take the right exit signposted Leamington Spa.
- take: Take the second exit, to the left of the gasoline station, into Malvern Road.
Preposition: at
- roundabout: If you miss that turning take the first exit at the roundabout.
- junction: From the South From the M1, exit at junction 19 onto the M6.
Adjective modifier
- 2nd: Take the 2nd exit onto Corporation Street to Dartmouth Circus roundabout.
- 3rd: Take the 3rd exit to " Erith Town Center " , the playhouse is signed from there.
- 1st: Take the 1st exit here heading toward the town center.
- hasty: When he makes a hasty exit, the chief releases his pet polymorph to hunt the Dwarfers down.
- 4th: If coming from the west, the 4th exit toward Southampton.
- m1: From the South From the M1, exit at junction 19 onto the M6.
Modifies a noun
- poll: The exit polls conducted as people left the polling booths have traditionally been the most accurate estimate of voters ' intention.
- strategy: An exit strategy will never feature on his agenda.
Noun used with modifier
- emergency: The corridor then turns through 90 degrees toward the emergency exit.
- searcher: A lot of research indicates that most searchers exit search engine result pages to visit one of the top three results.
- nd: At large roundabout follow signs to Alloa Tower 2 nd exit ( 1 st exit from Clackmannan ).
- rd: At roundabout take 3 rd exit toward town center passing former Alloa Brewery on the right.
Preposition: on
roundabout: No Comments » Yet Another Bloody Idiot January 29th, 2005 When you miss your exit on a roundabout, what do you do?
Preposition: off
roundabout: Take the first exit off the roundabout onto SCHOOL HILL.
Preposition: from
- erm: But it was only after the exit from the ERM in 1992 that the best tool came to the fore: inflation targeting.
- roundabout: Move into the right lane and take the 3rd exit from the next roundabout toward the town center and guest houses.
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