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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
    1. the act of leaving or right to leave a particular place
    2. ( as modifier )

      an exit visa

  3. departure from life; death
  4. theatre the act of going offstage
  5. (in Britain) a point at which vehicles may leave or join a motorway
  6. bridge
    1. the act of losing the lead deliberately
    2. a card enabling one to do this
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Exit

2

/ ˈɛɡzɪt; ˈɛksɪt /

noun

  1. (in Britain) a society that seeks to promote the legitimization of voluntary euthanasia
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of exit1

First recorded in 1560–70; partly from Latin exitus “act of going out, departure,” noun derivative of ī “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 ī; exit 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of exit1

C17: from Latin exitus a departure, from ī to go out, from ex- 1+ ī to go
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This is surely one of the easier elements of De Bruyne's exit to read.

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Hall exited the driver’s side of the car and fell onto the ground, mortally wounded.

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Example: Judy Baca’s painting of an Olympic runner on the 110 Freeway near the 4th Street exit was whitewashed not by vandals but by an official transit graffiti removal contractor.

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Just off the Topanga Canyon exit of the 101 Freeway sits a prime example of modern, luxury apartment living.

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After England's early exit from the T20 World Cup in October, former spinner Alex Hartley said some players were "letting the team down" in terms of fitness.

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