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exit en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

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• /ɛɡzɪʈ/ (South-Asia)
• /ˈɛɡzɪt/ (UK)
• /ˈeɪɡzɪt/ (Canada, Northwestern, US)
• /ˈɛksɪt/ (UK)
• /ˈɛɡzət/ (US)
• /ˈɛksət/ (US)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Latin eō Latin exeō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin exitusder. Middle English exit English exit From Middle English exit, from Latin exitus (“departure, going out; way by which one may go out, egress; (figuratively) conclusion, termination; (figuratively) death; income, revenue”), from exeō (“to depart, exit; to avoid, evade; (figuratively) to escape; of time: to expire, run out”) + -tus (suffix forming action nouns from verbs). Exeō is derived from ex- (prefix meaning ‘out, away’) + eō (“to go”) (ultimately from ). The English word is cognate with Italian esito, Portuguese êxito, Spanish éxito. Doublet of ejido and exitus. The verb is derived from the noun.

Meanings

1. An act of going out or going away, or leaving; a departure.
   • On the firſt Day of the eleventh Month of the fortieth Year after the Exit from Egypt, Moſes, after he had numbred the People in the Plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, and found that there was not left a Man of thoſe, whom he had almoſt forty Years before numbered in the Wilderneſs of Sinai, ſave Caleb and Joſhua, by the Command of God made a Covenant with the Iſraelites in the Land of Moab, [...] 1740, Samuel Shuckford, “Book XI”, in The Sacred and Prophane History of the World Connected, […], 2nd edition, volume III, London: Printed for H. Knaplock, and J[acob] and R[ichard] Tonson, →OCLC, page 139:
   • The entrance of the river Dart into this bay, as well as its exit into the sea, appear from many situations closed up by the sinuosity of the banks, and give it the form of an inland lake, while the rocks on its sides, composed of glossy purple-coloured slate, have their summits fringed with various plants and shrubs. 1834, Thomas Moule; W[illiam] Westall, illustrator, “Devonshire. [Dartmouth Castle.]”, in The Landscape Album; or, Great Britain Illustrated: […] Second Series, London: Charles Tilt, […], →OCLC, page 57:
   • Mr. Ogilvie, surgeon, deposed that he, in company with Mr. Andrews, had examined the body of George Catt, and found upon him a gun-shot wound, which had entered the right cheek, passed through the mouth and lower part of the brain, making its exit at the posterior and lower part of the bone on the left side of the head. 1838 June 11, “Inquests on the Rioters”, in The Champion and Weekly Herald, volume 2, number 5 (New Series), London: Printed and published by Richard Cobbett, […], →OCLC, column 141:
   • [...] I have purſued you like your ſhadow; I have beſieg'd your door for a glimpſe of your exit and entrance, like a diſtreſſed creditor, who has no arms againſt privilege but perſeverance. 1762 (first performance), Samuel Foote, The Lyar. A Comedy in Three Acts. […], London: Printed for G. Kearsly, […], published 1764, →OCLC, act I, scene ii, page 12:
   • He made his exit at the opportune time.
2. (specifically) An act of going out or going away, or leaving; a departure. ▸ The action of an actor leaving a scene or the stage.
   • Why do directors assume that exits and entrances need not be rehearsed? 1968, Leon C. Miller, “Blocking the Play”, in How to Direct the High School Play, Chicago, Ill.: The Dramatic Publishing Company, →OCLC, pages 39 and 43:
   • All the world's a ſtage, / And all the men and women, meerely Players; / They haue their Exits and their Entrances, / And one man in his time playes many parts, / His Acts being ſeuen ages. c. 1598–1600 (date written), William Shakespeare, “As You Like It”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene vii], page 194, column 1:
3. A way out. ▸ An opening or passage through which one can go from inside a place (such as a building, a room, or a vehicle) to the outside; an egress.
   • [F]or the audience, a direct exit in front of the proscenium wall is preferable to one through it. It seems to us, in fact, that that exits at this point on both sides ought to be de rigueur; for in the first place, it is important not only that there should be many exits, but that they should be as wisely distributed as possible. 1877 February 17, “The Proposed Act for the Security of Theatres in New York”, in The American Architect and Building News, volume II, number 60, Boston, Mass.: Houghton, Osgood & Co. publishers […], →OCLC, page 51, column 2:
   • She stood at the exit of the house looking back and waving at those inside.
   • emergency exit    fire exit
   • Ejecting a Violent Patron [...] If a patron is struggling and floormen can hardly keep him under control, the patron must be brought out the nearest exit so the patron cannot harm himself or other patrons. If both parties involved are struggling, both parties must be taken out the nearest exits, but not the same exit. If both parties are ejected at the same time, through the same exit, the altercation will continue outside the club and your floormen will have to break it up again [...]. 2004, Robert A. McManus, Sean M. O’Toole, “Everyday Security Topics, Procedures, and Operations”, in Kathryn M. Gainey, editor, The Nightclub, Bar and Restaurant Security Handbook, 3rd edition, Swampscott, Mass.: Locksley Publishing, →ISBN, section II.3 (Ejections), page 125:
   • He was looking for the exit and got lost.
4. A way out. ▸ A minor road (such as a ramp or slip road) which is used to leave a major road (such as an expressway, highway, or motorway).
   • When signs are erected giving notice thereof, no person shall drive a vehicle onto or from any controlled access highway except at such entrances and exits as have been designated by the department. 1972, “Article III—Driving on Right Side of Roadway—Overtaking and Passing—Use of Roadway”, in Traffic Laws Annotated, Washington, D.C.: National Committee on Uniform Laws and Ordinances, →OCLC, § 11-312 (Restricted Access), page 348:
   • There are no services at the next exit.
   • From Washington Dulles International, follow the signs to Interstate 66 east to Washington. Follow I-66 to the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge (US Route 50). take the Constitution Ave exit off of the bridge. 2002, “Driving Instructions”, in African Studies Association 45th Annual Meeting: Preliminary Program, [Camden, N.J.]: [African Studies Association], page 2, column 2:
5. (euphemistic, figuratively, often) The act of departing from life; death.
   • However, there are no ideas strike more forcibly upon our imaginations, than those which are raised from reflections upon the exits of great and excellent men. 1711 August 12 (Gregorian calendar), [Joseph Addison; Richard Steele et al.], “WEDNESDAY, August 2, 1711”, in The Spectator, number 133; republished in Alexander Chalmers, editor, The Spectator; a New Edition, […], volume II, New York, N.Y.: D[aniel] Appleton & Company, 1853, →OCLC, page 199:
   • the untimely exit of a respected politician
   • I have contrived a most effectual machine for the easy decapitation for such as chuse that noble and honourable exit; which no doubt must give great satisfaction to all persons of quality, and those who would imitate them. 1756 September 9, “Thursday, September 9, 1756”, in The World, number 193, London: Printed for R[obert] and J[ames] Dodsley [...] and sold by M. Cooper [...], →OCLC; republished in Alexander Chalmers, editor, The British Essayists; with Prefaces Historical and Biographical, volume XXIX, London: Printed for J[oseph] Johnson, [et al.], 1808, →OCLC, page 200:

Forms

Antonyms

ingress · entryway · entrance · ingoing · entrance · entry · portal · entry · entrance · ingress · ingang · ingress · ingoing · entranceway · entry

Deriveds

exit scam · exit node · exit strategy · exit ticket · Huxit · Nexit · Lexit · Scexit · exit interview · Megxit · exit time · Czexit · Brexit · Dexit · emergency exit · French exit · rear exit · exitless · Fixit · Swexit · exit ban · Frexit · Grexit · fire exit · Polexit · exit policy · exit program · exit ramp · exit fee · exit velocity · exit sign · Capexit · Calexit · exit bag · exit-like · Catalexit · exit visa · first exit time · make one's exit · Quexit · Irish exit · Waxit · exit clause · exit hole · Wexit · exit poll · Blaxit · Tasexit · exit wound · Italexit · Roexit · Texit · developer exit · exit code

Relateds

exits · issue

Synonyms

dirt nap · outgoing · decomposition · the big sleep · decease · downfall · egress · (the) end · demise · tomb · sleep of the just · repose · doom · mortality · egress · crash · outgoing · defunction · celestial transfer · passing · death · expiration · liquidation · end · quietus · outway · outgang · fall · sunset · (the) bane · fatality · exit · dematerialization

Translations (236)

oc eissida (passage or opening through which one can go from inside a place to the outside) · ga bealach amach (way out) · az çıxış (way out) · it uscita (action of going out or going away, or leaving — see also departure) · nl uitgang (way out) · fr sortie (action of going out or going away, or leaving — see also departure) · ky чыгуу (action of going out or going away, or leaving — see also departure) · oc exit (way out) · war gikan (action of going out or going away, or leaving — see also departure) · fur jessude (action of going out or going away, or leaving — see also departure) · sq dalje (passage or opening through which one can go from inside a place to the outside) · oc sortida (passage or opening through which one can go from inside a place to the outside) · rsk виход (way out) · fa-ira خُروجی (passage or opening through which one can go from inside a place to the outside) · ru вы́ход (way out) · ca sortida (minor road used to leave a major road) · fr sortie (way out) · la abitus (action of going out or going away, or leaving — see also departure) · uk ви́їзд (minor road used to leave a major road) · it uscita (minor road used to leave a major road) · pl wyjście (action of going out or going away, or leaving — see also departure) · txb lalñe (action of going out or going away, or leaving — see also departure) · km ច្រកចេញ (way out) · bg изли́зане (passage or opening through which one can go from inside a place to the outside) · got 𐌿𐍂𐍂𐌿𐌽𐍃 (way out) · tg баромадгоҳ (way out) · oc salida (way out) · bn বাহির (way out) · cmn 出口 (way out) · ur نِکاس (way out) · ro ieșire (passage or opening through which one can go from inside a place to the outside) · sv utgång (passage or opening through which one can go from inside a place to the outside) · uk ви́хід (way out) · pt saída (way out) · tr çıkış (way out) · tr terk (action of going out or going away, or leaving — see also departure) · es partida (action of going out or going away, or leaving — see also departure) · sv sorti (action of going out or going away, or leaving — see also departure) · hy ելք (passage or opening through which one can go from inside a place to the outside) · hi प्रस्थान (action of going out or going away, or leaving — see also departure) · cs východ (passage or opening through which one can go from inside a place to the outside) · fr issue (way out) · fi ulospääsy (way out) · tr çekilme (action of going out or going away, or leaving — see also departure) · ary خرجة (way out) · tg махраҷ (way out) · yi אַרויסגאַנג (way out) · tg баромад (way out) · de Abtritt (action of going out or going away, or leaving — see also departure) · uz chiqish yoʻli (way out) · ca sortida (way out) · lt išėjimas (passage or opening through which one can go from inside a place to the outside) · got 𐌿𐍂𐍂𐌿𐌽𐍃 (action of going out or going away, or leaving — see also departure) · nn utgang (way out) · de Ausstieg (action of going out or going away, or leaving — see also departure) · fi uloskäynti (way out) · mk излез (passage or opening through which one can go from inside a place to the outside) · la ēgressus (way out) · ca eixida (passage or opening through which one can go from inside a place to the outside) · es salida (action of going out or going away, or leaving — see also departure) · th ทางออก (way out) · cs odbočka (way out) · da udgang (action of going out or going away, or leaving — see also departure) · ky чыкма (action of going out or going away, or leaving — see also departure) · hi निर्गम (passage or opening through which one can go from inside a place to the outside) · sa बहिर्गमन (action of going out or going away, or leaving — see also departure) · gl escumia (way out) · ka გასასვლელი (way out) · ko 나가는 곳 (way out) · tr terk etme (action of going out or going away, or leaving — see also departure) · ja 出口 (passage or opening through which one can go from inside a place to the outside) · kk шығу (action of going out or going away, or leaving — see also departure) · nl uitgang (passage or opening through which one can go from inside a place to the outside) · hu kijárat (way out) · et väljapääs (way out) · gur yɛsga (passage or opening through which one can go from inside a place to the outside) · cmn 出口 (passage or opening through which one can go from inside a place to the outside) · arz مخرج (way out) · mos yiibu (action of going out or going away, or leaving — see also departure) · cs odjezd (action of going out or going away, or leaving — see also departure) · nan-hbl 出去 (way out) · de Austritt (action of going out or going away, or leaving — see also departure) · gl saída (passage or opening through which one can go from inside a place to the outside) · da frakørsel (way out) · pl wyjazd (way out) · it uscita (passage or opening through which one can go from inside a place to the outside) · ms jalan keluar (way out) · pt saída (action of going out or going away, or leaving — see also departure) · ru вы́ход (passage or opening through which one can go from inside a place to the outside) · arz خروج (way out) · el έξοδος (action of going out or going away, or leaving — see also departure) · et lahkumine (action of going out or going away, or leaving — see also departure) · sv utgång (action of going out or going away, or leaving — see also departure) · he יְצִיאָה (way out) · ky чыгыш (way out) · de Ausweg (way out) · kk шығыс (way out) · oc salida (action of going out or going away, or leaving — see also departure) · gl rousío (way out) · cs výjezd (way out) · sl izhod (way out) · hi निकास (passage or opening through which one can go from inside a place to the outside) · cmn 離開 /离开 (action of going out or going away, or leaving — see also departure) · rm sortida (way out) · hi निकास (minor road used to leave a major road) · hi निर्गम (way out) · gl abalada (way out) · he יְצִיאָה (passage or opening through which one can go from inside a place to the outside) · sk výjazd (way out) · de Ausgang (passage or opening through which one can go from inside a place to the outside) · mk излегување (action of going out or going away, or leaving — see also departure) · fi uloskäynti (passage or opening through which one can go from inside a place to the outside) · oc sortida (action of going out or going away, or leaving — see also departure) · fi lähtö (action of going out or going away, or leaving — see also departure) · cs východ (way out) · sco ootgate (way out) · nb utgang (way out) · ca-val eixida (action of going out or going away, or leaving — see also departure) · tr çıkış yolu (way out) · da udgang (passage or opening through which one can go from inside a place to the outside) · he יְצִיאָה (action of going out or going away, or leaving — see also departure) · pt saída (passage or opening through which one can go from inside a place to the outside) · be вы́езд (way out) · my ထွက်ပေါက် (way out) · sv avsked (action of going out or going away, or leaving — see also departure) · nan-hbl 出口 (way out) · grc ἔξοδος (action of going out or going away, or leaving — see also departure) · ca eixida (minor road used to leave a major road) · sh ȉzlāz (way out) · rm sorteida (way out) · hu távozás (action of going out or going away, or leaving — see also departure) · fa-ira خُروجی (way out) · is útgangur (way out) · lo ທາງອອກ (way out) · hy ելք (way out) · bg и́зход (way out) · mn гарах хаалга (way out) · it uscita (way out) · es exida (way out) · ru вы́езд (way out) · de Ausfahrt (minor road used to leave a major road) · gur yɛsga (action of going out or going away, or leaving — see also departure) · pl wyjście (passage or opening through which one can go from inside a place to the outside) · sh и̏зла̄з (way out) · de Abwanderung (action of going out or going away, or leaving — see also departure) · bg напу́скане (action of going out or going away, or leaving — see also departure) · sq dalje (way out) · la exitus (passage or opening through which one can go from inside a place to the outside) · yi אַרויסגאַנג (passage or opening through which one can go from inside a place to the outside) · sk východ (way out) · he יְרִידָה (minor road used to leave a major road) · vi lối ra (way out) · de Ausgang (way out) · tpw sema (action of going out or going away, or leaving — see also departure) · he יְצִיאָה (minor road used to leave a major road) · lv iziešana (way out) · ko 출구 (way out) · cs odchod (action of going out or going away, or leaving — see also departure) · da udgang (way out) · grc ἔξοδος (passage or opening through which one can go from inside a place to the outside) · oc sortida (way out) · ca sortida (passage or opening through which one can go from inside a place to the outside) · mg fivoahana (way out) · eu irteera (way out) · gl saída (way out) · la exitus (way out) · tr çıkış (passage or opening through which one can go from inside a place to the outside) · nl afrit (minor road used to leave a major road) · tk çykalga (way out) · tg хуруҷ (way out) · ja 出口 (way out) · ro ieșire (way out) · id jalan keluar (way out) · lt išėjimas (way out) · cs výstup (passage or opening through which one can go from inside a place to the outside) · fa-ira خُروج (way out) · mn гарц (way out) · cmn 退場 /退场 (action of going out or going away, or leaving — see also departure) · et väljumine (action of going out or going away, or leaving — see also departure) · fr sortie (minor road used to leave a major road) · fr sortie (passage or opening through which one can go from inside a place to the outside) · ru вы́ход (action of going out or going away, or leaving — see also departure) · da sortie (action of going out or going away, or leaving — see also departure) · el έξοδος (way out) · mn гарах хаалга (passage or opening through which one can go from inside a place to the outside) · hi निकासी (way out) · oc eissida (way out) · be вы́хад (way out) · mk излез (way out) · ru вы́езд (minor road used to leave a major road) · oc salida (passage or opening through which one can go from inside a place to the outside) · da udvej (way out) · nan-hbl 出門 /出门 (way out) · xdq бях (way out) · ga slí amach (minor road used to leave a major road) · ms jalan tubik (Kelantan-Pattani) (way out) · ang ūtgang (way out) · tr çıkma (action of going out or going away, or leaving — see also departure) · vo segolöp (way out) · sv utgång (way out) · de Ausfahrt (way out) · tg хуруҷгоҳ (way out) · uk ви́хід (minor road used to leave a major road) · lt išėjimas (action of going out or going away, or leaving — see also departure) · tt чыгыш (way out) · ar مَخْرَج (way out) · mi ara ki waho (passage or opening through which one can go from inside a place to the outside) · tr çıkış (action of going out or going away, or leaving — see also departure) · grc ἔξοδος (way out) · sq ikje (action of going out or going away, or leaving — see also departure) · tl labasan (way out) · mi ara ki waho (way out) · cy allanfa (way out) · hy ելք (action of going out or going away, or leaving — see also departure) · fa-ira خُروج (action of going out or going away, or leaving — see also departure) · ky чыгыш (action of going out or going away, or leaving — see also departure) · gur yɛsga (way out) · ca eixida (way out) · uk ви́їзд (way out) · uz chiqish (way out) · cmn 出口 (minor road used to leave a major road) · es salida (way out) · es salidero (way out) · ug چىقىش (way out) · ca-val sortida (action of going out or going away, or leaving — see also departure) · wa sôrteye (way out) · nap ascita (way out) · wa rexhowe (way out) · ar خُرُوج (action of going out or going away, or leaving — see also departure) · da afkørsel (way out) · es salida (passage or opening through which one can go from inside a place to the outside) · pl wyjście (way out) · eo elirejo (way out) · hi निकासी (action of going out or going away, or leaving — see also departure) · yue 出口 (way out) · da motorvej (action of going out or going away, or leaving — see also departure)

exit en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

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• audio
• /ɛɡzɪʈ/ (South-Asia)
• /ˈɛɡzɪt/ (UK)
• /ˈeɪɡzɪt/ (Canada, Northwestern, US)
• /ˈɛksɪt/ (UK)
• /ˈɛɡzət/ (US)
• /ˈɛksət/ (US)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Latin eō Latin exeō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin exitusder. Middle English exit English exit From Middle English exit, from Latin exitus (“departure, going out; way by which one may go out, egress; (figuratively) conclusion, termination; (figuratively) death; income, revenue”), from exeō (“to depart, exit; to avoid, evade; (figuratively) to escape; of time: to expire, run out”) + -tus (suffix forming action nouns from verbs). Exeō is derived from ex- (prefix meaning ‘out, away’) + eō (“to go”) (ultimately from ). The English word is cognate with Italian esito, Portuguese êxito, Spanish éxito. Doublet of ejido and exitus. The verb is derived from the noun.

Meanings

1. (intransitive) To go out or go away from a place or situation; to depart, to leave.
   • Lucy enters at 11 o'clock and runs to her mother after blowing kiss to audience with both hands. They both exit at 11 o'clock, after Appleby's line. Ethel crosses to her victim at 3 o'clock, winks at him and then looks over her shoulder as she crosses to door at 1 o'clock, where she speaks her line and exits. 1971, Henning Nelms, “Note on Curtain Calls”, in Only an Orphan Girl: A Soul-stirring Drama of Human Trials and Tribulations in Four Acts, New York, N.Y.: Dramatists Play Service, →OCLC, page 59:
   • A disinfectant footbath is recommended when exiting from the isolation area. Shoe covers or booties can be placed over shoes prior to entering the isolation ward and disposed of immediately before exiting. 2014, Jennifer Serling, “Disease Transmission, Control, and Prevention”, in Paula Pattengale, Terea Sonsthagen, Tasks for the Veterinary Assistant, 3rd edition, Ames, Iowa: Wiley-Blackwell, →ISBN, task 5.4 (Isolation Ward Rules and Sanitation), page 116:
   • The sciatic nerve exits via the greater sciatic foramen and may in fact be divided by all or part of the piriformis muscle. The pudendal nerve exits via greater sciatic foramen and enters perineum via the lesser sciatic foramen. 1993, Thomas R. Gest, William E. Burkel, Nicholas A. Waanders, “Gluteal Region and Posterior Thigh”, in Review Questions for Gross Anatomy & Embryology, New York, N.Y.; Carnforth, Lancashire: Parthenon Publishing Group, →ISBN, page 294, column 2:
   • Come, good Remus, our men await us. Let the lion roar and roam to-day; he may be of service; to-morrow, perchance we'll chain him. [Exit Stephano right fourth entrance. Soft music. Remus, exiting, looks hard at Romulus. Exit Remus right fourth entrance.] 1873, Henry A. Carroll, Romulus: An Historical Tragedy, in Five Acts, Memphis, Tenn.: Partee & Matthews, book and job printers, →OCLC, act I, scene iii, page 13:
2. (intransitive) To go out or go away from a place or situation; to depart, to leave. ▸ To leave a scene or depart from a stage.
   • Desdemona exits stage left.
3. (euphemistic, intransitive, often) To depart from life; to die.
4. (ambitransitive) To end or terminate (a program, subroutine, etc.)
   • Common Lisp provides a facility for exiting from a complex process in a non-local, dynamically scoped manner. 1990, Guy L[ewis] Steele Jr. et al., “Control Structure”, in Common Lisp: The Language, 2nd edition, [Bedford, Mass.]: Digital Press, →ISBN, section 7.11 (Dynamic Non-local Exits), page 187:
   • Every ZAF program needs to call a routine like this to exit the application. Just put it in your library and be done with it. 1995, Roland Hughes, “Tricks You Should Already Have”, in Zinc It!: Interfacing Third Party Libraries with Crossplatform GUI’s, Evanston, Ill.: John Gordon Burke Publisher, →ISBN, section 3.5 (exit_program() Function), page 3-6:
5. (also, figuratively, transitive) To depart from or leave (a place or situation).
   • At approximately 10:35 a.m. said John Doe exited 110 East 36th Street without the brown paper bag. [...] On four occasions, said John Doe was observed exiting 110 East 36th Street and observed on two occasions entering apartment actually marked 71, but meaning apartment 710 on seventh floor of 150 East 35th Street. 1970 January 6, Morris Edward Lasker, United States District Judge, United States of America -v- James Armiento and Edward Jernek, Defendants [Opinion of the Court] (no. 36451), [New York, N.Y.]: United States District Court for the Southern District of New York; reprinted in Edward Jernek, Petitioner, against United States of America, Respondent: Petition for a Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (docket no. 34984), South River, N.J.; New York, N.Y.: Lutz Appellate Printers, 17 June 1971, appendix B, footnote c, page 20a:
   • These geomagnetically induced currents (GICs) can become a hazard when they flow through conducting infrastructure, usually entering and exiting networks where equipment is grounded to Earth. 2023 November 15, Prof. Jim Wild, “This train was delayed because of bad weather in space”, in RAIL, number 996, page 30:
   • [C]ommunity-based programmes for women exiting prison work most effectively when cultural issues are a primary consideration and relationships of trust are already established. 2011, Dot Goulding, “Breaking the Cycle: Addressing Cultural Difference in Rehabilitation Programmes”, in Rosemary Sheehan, Gill McIvor, Chris Trotter, editors, Working with Women Offenders in the Community, Abingdon, Oxfordshire; New York, N.Y.: Willan Publishing, →ISBN, page 173:
   • More than one-quarter (26 per cent) poor in 1991 exited poverty in 1992. 1995 August, Poverty’s Revolving Door (Bureau of the Census Statistical Brief; SB/95-20), [Washington, D.C.]: Bureau of the Census, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, →OCLC, page 1, column 2:
   • Many owners of private businesses will make the decision to exit their businesses because they have reached natural retirement age, or because they are ill, or because they have decided for personal reasons that they have just had enough. 2002, John Hawkey, “The Importance of Time and Timing”, in Exit Strategy Planning: Grooming Your Business for Sale or Succession, Aldershot, Hampshire; Burlington, Vt.: Gower Publishing, →ISBN, page 3:
6. (also, figuratively, specifically, transitive) To depart from or leave (a place or situation). ▸ To alight or disembark from a vehicle.
   • When Walsh exited the "Q" train, he walked three blocks underground on the concourse which took him into the World Trade Center, the twin towers which highlight the skyline of lower Manhattan. 1994, William F. Roemer, Jr., Mob Power Plays: The Mob Attempts Control of Congress, Casinos and Baseball: A Novel, New York, N.Y.: S.P.I. Books, Shapolsky Publishers, →ISBN, page 159:
7. (intransitive) To give up the lead.
   • West now plays a low club to the J and Q. North exits in a trump. 2014, D. K. Acharya, Standard Methods of Contract Bridge Complete, page 173:

Forms

Antonyms

enter · ingress · come · ingress · arrive · enter · arrive · come · enter · enter

Deriveds

exiter · exiting · reexit

Relateds

exeunt

Synonyms

be gathered to one's fathers · go over to the majority · buy it · flatline · hand in one's checks · pop one's clogs · hop the twig · go to glory · perish · peg out · pay the debt of nature · go the way of all flesh · turn up one's toes · meet one's end · liquidate · go west · drop off the hooks · disincarnate · pass away · pass in one's marble · go the way of the dodo bird · be with Jesus · bite the dust · take a dirt nap · kick off · fall off the twig · conk out · go to one's reward · pop off · be like the the One · exit · go for a burton · be with the Lord · pay nature's debt · pass over · be no more · assume room temperature · pass the river · give up the ghost · snuff it · depart · croak · close one's eyes for the last time · meet one's doom · cash in one's chips · cross over · yield up the ghost · cark it · meet one's maker · keel over · decease · knock off · pass on · cross the Styx · sink · go the way of the dodo · succumb · go out · shuffle off this mortal coil · decompose · lose the number of one's mess · cross the Great Divide · hand in one's dinner pail · go the way of the dinosaurs · bite the big one · check out · kick the bucket · sleep with one's fathers · dematerialize · pass · pass in one's checks · slip away · cash in · be called home · bite the biscuit · buy the farm · code · darken · expire · auger in · forfare · draw one's last breath · push up daisies · give one's all · join the choir invisible

Translations (114)

pt deixar (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · ca eixir (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · eo eliri (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · nl vertrekken (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · ca eixir (to depart from or leave (a place or situation)) · rm sortir (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · vec sortir (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · eo elveni (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · ja 出かける (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · ms keluar (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · hi प्रस्थान (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · it uscire (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · vec isir (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · oc s'enanar (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · de hinausgehen (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · de ausgehen (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · oc eissir (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · ca sortir (to depart from or leave (a place or situation)) · th ออก (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · sv gå (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · ka გასვლა (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · la abeō (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · vec insir (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · grc ἐξέρχομαι (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · fa ترک کردن (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · cmn 出門 /出门 (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · fi mennä ulos (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · fi poistua (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · rm sorteir (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · be вы́йсці (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · fa خارج شدن (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · ru выходи́ть (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · es partir (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · ga téigh amach (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · scn èsciri (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · tpw sem (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · cmn 離開 /离开 (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · he יצא (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · bg напускам (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · ab алҵра (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · mk излегува (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · hrx nausgehn (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · ga fág (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · da forlade (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · sq dal (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · tr uzaklaşmak (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · sv lämna (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · he הפסיק (to end or terminate (a program, subroutine, etc.)) · ca acabar (to end or terminate (a program, subroutine, etc.)) · el βγαίνω (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · chr ᎦᏄᎪᎦ (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · fr sortir (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · oc salir (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · tr terk etmek (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · ar خَرَجَ (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · lo ອອກ (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · xdq ттура́ ця́на (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · ru вы́йти (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · de verschwinden (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · mt ħareġ (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · es exir (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · uk вихо́дити (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · de aussteigen (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · sq ik (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · cmn 走 (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · ko 나오다 (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · oc partir (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · uk ви́йти (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · pl wychodzić (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · be выхо́дзіць (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · ko 나가다 (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · pl wyjść (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · mk напушта (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · grc ἐκβαίνω (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · da gå (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · svs avu (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · scn nèsciri (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · tr çıkmak (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · ro ieși (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · ka დატოვება (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · scn nesciri (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · la ebito (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · ab ацара (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · ga imigh (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · cmn 退出 (to end or terminate (a program, subroutine, etc.)) · et lahkuma (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · cmn 出去 (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · pt sair (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · vec usir (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · es salir (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · ca sortir (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · ca eixir (to alight or disembark from a vehicle) · bg изли́зам (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · ms terbit (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · hi निकलना (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · nl uitgaan (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · nap ascì (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · ca sortir (to alight or disembark from a vehicle) · uga 𐎊𐎕𐎀 (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · oc sortir (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · arz خرج (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · he יצא (to end or terminate (a program, subroutine, etc.)) · lt išeiti (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · hu kimegy (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · de abgehen (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · et väljuma (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · tr ayrılmak (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · hy ելնել (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · la exeō (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · ja 出る (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · ms tubik (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · vec ensir (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · el φεύγω (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress) · fi lähteä (to go out or go away from a place or situation — see also depart, leave, egress)

exit en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

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• /ɛɡzɪʈ/ (South-Asia)
• /ˈɛɡzɪt/ (UK)
• /ˈeɪɡzɪt/ (Canada, Northwestern, US)
• /ˈɛksɪt/ (UK)
• /ˈɛɡzət/ (US)
• /ˈɛksət/ (US)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin exit, the third-person singular present active indicative of exeō (“to depart, exit; to avoid, evade; (figuratively) to escape; of time: to expire, run out”); see further at etymology 1 above.

Meanings

1. (also, figuratively, intransitive) Used as a stage direction for an actor: to leave the scene or stage.
   • I take no monie, but good vvordes, raile not if I tell true, if I doe not reuenge. Farevvell. Exit Bom[bie]. c. 1590 (date written), [John Lyly], Mother Bombie. […], London: […] Thomas Scarlet for Cuthbert Burby, published 1594, →OCLC, Act III, scene iv, signature [E], verso:
   • Agnes exit rapidly, and Ravenſburg is partly perſuaded, and partly forced off, by the Prince Palatine. END OF ACT I. 1810 July, Frederic Reynolds, “The Free Knights; or The Edict of Charlemagne. A Drama, in Three Acts, Interspersed with Music; as Performed at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden.”, in The Jersey Magazine; or Monthly Recorder, volume II, number 7, Jersey: Printed and published by J. Stead, →OCLC, act I, scene iii, page 325, column 1:
   • A ſauage clamor? / Well may I get a-boord: This is the Chace, / I am gone for euer. / Exit purſued by a Beare. c. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Winters Tale”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene iii], page 288, column 2:

Deriveds

exit stage left

Relateds

exeunt

Synonyms

exeat

Translations (1)

hu el (used as a stage direction for an actor: to leave the scene or stage)