Exit Definition
ĕgzĭt, ĕksĭt
exited, exiting, exits
noun
exits
A going out; departure.
Webster's New World
An actor's departure from the stage.
Webster's New World
A way out; doorway or passage leading out.
Webster's New World
Death.
American Heritage
A ramp or road leading from an expressway.
Webster's New World
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verb
exited, exiting, exits
To make one's exit; depart.
American Heritage
To leave (a building, road, vehicle, etc.)
She will exit the plane at Atlanta.
Webster's New World
He (or she) leaves the stage.
Webster's New World
To finish using and close (a program)
Webster's New World
To leave; depart.
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Origin of Exit
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From Latin third person sing. of exīre to go out ex- ex- īre to go ei- in Indo-European roots N., sense 2, from Latin exitus from past participle of exīre
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From exit (“he, she, or it goes out, departs, or exits”), the third-person singular present active indicative form of exeō (“I go out”, “I depart”, “I exit”); or,
From Wiktionary
From exit-, the stem of exitus (“a going out”, “a departure”), the perfect passive participle of exeō.
From Wiktionary
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