quit

/kwɪt/

verbnounquit

QUIT = “Quick, We’re In Trouble!”—so you QUIT (stop) what you’re doing.

Yes, it's quit. Remember QU makes the /kw/ sound: q is almost always followed by u in English.

Definitions

  1. verbto stop doing something; to leave or resign from a job or activity
  2. verbto stop a habit or behavior
  3. nounthe act of leaving or stopping (often used in the phrase “call it quits”)

Examples

  • “He decided to quit the team after the season ended.”
  • “She is trying to quit biting her nails.”
  • “After two hours of hiking in the rain, we called it quits and went home.”

Synonyms

stopleaveresigngive upcease

Antonyms

continuepersist

Translations

ES dejar (de); renunciarPT parar; desistir; pedir demissãoFR arrêter; quitter; démissionner

Common misspellings

qitquittquutquitt.quetquitt quïtqiut

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