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exit definition

exit (eksit, egzit)

noun

  1. an actor's departure from the stage
  2. a going out; departure
  3. a way out; doorway or passage leading out
  4. Etymology: L, 3d pers. sing., pres. indic., of exire

    he (or she) leaves the stage: a direction in a play script
  5. ☆ 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

  1. to leave (a building, road, vehicle, etc.) she will exit the plane at Atlanta
  2. Comput. to finish using and close (a program)

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