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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Guitguit \Guit"guit`\, n. [So called from its note.] (Zo["o]l.)
     One of several species of small tropical American birds of
     the family C[oe]rebid[ae], allied to the creepers; --
     called also quit. See Quit.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Quit \Quit\ (kw[i^]t), a. [OE. quite, OF. quite, F. quitte. See
     Quit, v., Quiet.]
     Released from obligation, charge, penalty, etc.; free; clear;
     absolved; acquitted. --Chaucer.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           The owner of the ox shall be quit.       --Ex. xxi. 28.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: This word is sometimes used in the form quits,
           colloquially; as, to be quits with one, that is, to
           have made mutual satisfaction of demands with him; to
           be even with him; hence, as an exclamation: Quits! we
           are even, or on equal terms. ``To cry quits with the
           commons in their complaints.'' --Fuller.
           [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Quit \Quit\ (kw[i^]t), n. (Zo["o]l.)
     Any one of numerous species of small passerine birds native
     of tropical America. See Banana quit, under Banana, and
     Guitguit.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Quit \Quit\, v. i.
     To go away; to depart; to stop doing a thing; to cease.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Quit \Quit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Quit or Quitted; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Quitting.] [OE. quiten, OF. quiter, quitier,
     cuitier, F. quitter, to acquit, quit, LL. quietare, fr. L.
     quietare to calm, to quiet, fr. quietus quiet. See Quiet,
     a., and cf. Quit, a., Quite, Acquit, Requite.]
     1. To set at rest; to free, as from anything harmful or
        oppressive; to relieve; to clear; to liberate. [R.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              To quit you of this fear, you have already looked
              Death in the face; what have you found so terrible
              in it?                                --Wake.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To release from obligation, accusation, penalty, or the
        like; to absolve; to acquit.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              There may no gold them quyte.         --Chaucer.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              God will relent, and quit thee all his debt.
                                                    --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To discharge, as an obligation or duty; to meet and
        satisfy, as a claim or debt; to make payment for or of; to
        requite; to repay.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The blissful martyr quyte you your meed. --Chaucer.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Enkindle all the sparks of nature
              To quit this horrid act.              --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Before that judge that quits each soul his hire.
                                                    --Fairfax.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To meet the claims upon, or expectations entertained of;
        to conduct; to acquit; -- used reflexively.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Be strong, and quit yourselves like men. --1 Sam.
                                                    iv. 9.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Samson hath quit himself
              Like Samson.                          --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. To carry through; to go through to the end. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Never worthy prince a day did quit
              With greater hazard and with more renown. --Daniel.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. To have done with; to cease from; to stop; hence, to
        depart from; to leave; to forsake; as, to quit work; to
        quit the place; to quit jesting.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Such a superficial way of examining is to quit truth
              for appearance.                       --Locke.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     To quit cost, to pay; to reimburse.
  
     To quit scores, to make even; to clear mutually from
        demands.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Does not the earth quit scores with all the elements
              in the noble fruits that issue from it? --South.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: To leave; relinquish; resign; abandon; forsake;
          surrender; discharge; requite.
  
     Usage: Quit, Leave. Leave is a general term, signifying
            merely an act of departure; quit implies a going
            without intention of return, a final and absolute
            abandonment.
            [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Quit \Quit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Quit or Quitted; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Quitting.] [OE. quiten, OF. quiter, quitier,
     cuitier, F. quitter, to acquit, quit, LL. quietare, fr. L.
     quietare to calm, to quiet, fr. quietus quiet. See Quiet,
     a., and cf. Quit, a., Quite, Acquit, Requite.]
     1. To set at rest; to free, as from anything harmful or
        oppressive; to relieve; to clear; to liberate. [R.]
  
              To quit you of this fear, you have already looked
              Death in the face; what have you found so terrible
              in it?                                --Wake.
  
     2. To release from obligation, accusation, penalty, or the
        like; to absolve; to acquit.
  
              There may no gold them quyte.         --Chaucer.
  
              God will relent, and quit thee all his debt.
                                                    --Milton.
  
     3. To discharge, as an obligation or duty; to meet and
        satisfy, as a claim or debt; to make payment for or of; to
        requite; to repay.
  
              The blissful martyr quyte you your meed. --Chaucer.
  
              Enkindle all the sparks of nature To quit this
              horrid act.                           --Shak.
  
              Before that judge that quits each soul his hire.
                                                    --Fairfax.
  
     4. To meet the claims upon, or expectations entertained of;
        to conduct; to acquit; -- used reflexively.
  
              Be strong, and quit yourselves like men. --I Sam.
                                                    iv. 9.
  
              Samson hath guit himself Like Samson. --Milton.
  
     5. To carry through; to go through to the end. [Obs.]
  
              Never worthy prince a day did quit With greater
              hazard and with more renown.          --Daniel.
  
     6. To have done with; to cease from; to stop; hence, to
        depart from; to leave; to forsake; as, to quit work; to
        quit the place; to quit jesting.
  
              Such a superficial way of examining is to quit truth
              for appearance.                       --Locke.
  
     To quit cost, to pay; to reimburse.
  
     To quit scores, to make even; to clear mutually from
        demands.
  
              Does not the earth quit scores with all the elements
              in the noble fruits that issue from it? --South.
  
     Syn: To leave; relinquish; resign; abandon; forsake;
          surrender; discharge; requite.
  
     Usage: Quit, Leave. Leave is a general term, signifying
            merely an act of departure; quit implies a going
            without intention of return, a final and absolute
            abandonment.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Quit \Quit\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
     Any one of numerous species of small passerine birds native
     of tropical America. See Banana quit, under Banana, and
     Guitguit.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Quit \Quit\, a. [OE. quite, OF. quite, F. quitte. See Quit,
     v., Quirt.]
     Released from obligation, charge, penalty, etc.; free; clear;
     absolved; acquitted. --Chaucer.
  
           The owner of the ox shall be quit.       --Ex. xxi. 28.
  
     Note: This word is sometimes used in the form quits,
           colloquially; as, to be quits with one, that is, to
           have made mutual satisfaction of demands with him; to
           be even with him; hence, as an exclamation: Quits! we
           are even, or on equal terms. ``To cry quits with the
           commons in their complaints.'' --Fuller.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Quit \Quit\, v. i.
     To away; to depart; to stop doing a thing; to cease.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Guitguit \Guit"guit`\, n. [So called from its note.] (Zo["o]l.)
     One of several species of small tropical American birds of
     the family C[oe]rebid[ae], allied to the creepers; --
     called also quit. See Quit.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  quit
       v 1: put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your
            little brother" [syn: discontinue, stop, cease, give
            up, lay off] [ant: continue]
       2: give up or retire from a position; "The Secretary fo the
          Navy will leave office next month"; "The chairman resigned
          over the financial scandal" [syn: leave office, step
          down, resign] [ant: take office]
       3: go away or leave [syn: depart, take leave] [ant: stay]
       4: turn away from; give up; "I am foreswearing women forever"
          [syn: foreswear, renounce, relinquish]
       5: give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat;
          "In the second round, the challenger gave up" [syn: drop
          out, give up, fall by the wayside, drop by the
          wayside, throw in, throw in the towel, chuck up the
          sponge] [ant: enter]
       [also: quitting, quitted]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  quit
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 διακόπτω μια συνήθεια
     2 (ετ πληροφ en) εξέρχομαι από πρόγραμμα, κλείνω το πρόγραμμα

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  quit
     French vb.
     (inflection of fr quérir  3 s phis)
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la queō  3 s pres actv indc)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  quit
     a.
     (lb en usually followed by ''of'') release from obligation, penalty,
  etc; free, clear, or rid.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive archaic) To pay (a debt, fine etc.).
     n.
     Any of numerous species of small passerine birds native to tropical
  America. (from 19th c.)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  quit
     French vb.
     (inflection of fr quérir  3 s phis)
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la queō  3 s pres actv indc)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  quit
     French vb.
     (inflection of fr quérir  3 s phis)
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la queō  3 s pres actv indc)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  quit
     Englanti vb.
     1 lopettaa, keskeyttää jonkin tekeminen
     2 luopua jostain tavasta
     3 poistua
     4 erota, ottaa lopputili

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  quit
     Engelska a.
     fri, kvitt, befriad
     Engelska vb.
     1 (tagg transitivt språk=en) lämna
     2 (tagg transitivt språk=en) avsluta
     3 (tagg transitivt språk=en) ge upp, hoppa av, sluta /med/
     4 (tagg transitivt språk=en) överge
     5 (tagg transitivt språk=en) sluta upp
     6 (tagg transitivt data språk=en) stänga, gå ur
     7 (tagg transitivt språk=en) betala (en skuld)
     8 (tagg intransitivt språk=en) sluta, stoppa
     9 (tagg intransitivt språk=en) ge upp
     10 (tagg intransitivt språk=en) säga upp sig

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  quit /kwˈɪt/
  1. aftree, bedank
  2. verlaat

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Quit /kwˈɪt/
  متحرر

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  quit //kwɪt// /[kʰw̥ɪt]/ 
  1. затварям
  (computing) to close an application
  2. преставам, спирам
  to give up, stop doing something
  3. зарязвам, напускам
  to leave
  4. напускам
  to resign

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  quit /kwˈɪt/ 
  ukončit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  quit /kwˈɪt/ 
  opustit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  quit /kwˈɪt/ 
  odejít ze zaměstnání

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  quit /kwˈɪt/ 
  vystěhovat se

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  quit /kwˈɪt/ 
  přestat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  quit /kwˈɪt/
  ukončit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  quit /kwˈɪt/
  odejít

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  quit /kwˈɪt/ (quitted /kwˈɪtɪd/ <>, quit /kwˈɪt/ <>, quitted /kwˈɪtɪd/ <>, quit /kwˈɪt/ <>) 
  aufgeben, aufhören 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  quit /kwˈɪt/ 
  aus einer Institution austreten, ausscheiden  [adm.]
        "quit the service"  - aus dem Dienst ausscheiden
     Synonyms: withdraw, resign, leave
  
   see: withdrawing, resigning, leaving, quitting, withdrawn, resigned, left, quit, withdraw prematurely, resign prematurely, retire from business, withdraw, cease to be a partner, take one's name off the books, secede from the Church
  
           Note: an institution

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  quit /kwˈɪt/
  ausgetreten, ausgeschieden
        "quit the service"  - aus dem Dienst ausscheiden
     Synonyms: withdrawn, resigned, left
  
   see: withdraw, resign, leave, quit, withdrawing, resigning, leaving, quitting, withdraw prematurely, resign prematurely, retire from business, withdraw, cease to be a partner, take one's name off the books, secede from the Church
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  quit /kwˈɪt/ 
  kündigen  [seine Anstellung]
     Synonym: give notice
  
   see: giving notice, quitting, given notice, quitted, gives notice, quits, gave notice, quit, not under notice, not be under notice of resignation
  
           Note: your job

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  quit /kwˈɪt/
  kündigte
     Synonym: gave notice
  
   see: give notice, quit, giving notice, quitting, given notice, quitted, gives notice, quits, not under notice, not be under notice of resignation
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  quit /kwˈɪt/ (quitted /kwˈɪtɪd/ <>, quit /kwˈɪt/ <>, quitted /kwˈɪtɪd/ <>, quit /kwˈɪt/ <>) 
  verlassen 
   see: quitting, quitted, quit, quits, quitted, quit
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  quit /kwˈɪt/
  verlassen
     Synonym: quitted
  
   see: quit, quitting, quits, quitted, quit
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  quit /kwˈɪt/
  verließ
     Synonym: quitted
  
   see: quit, quitting, quitted, quit, quits
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  quit //kwɪt// /[kʰw̥ɪt]/ 
  1. lopettaa, lakata, luopua, luovuttaa
  to give up, stop doing something
  2. jättää, lähteä, poistua
  to leave
  3. erota, ottaa lopputili
  to resign

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  quit /kwit/
  1. démissioner, retirer
  2. abandonner, délaisser, livrer, quitter

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  quit /kwˈɪt/ 
  1. छोड़~देना
        "We quit the place as fast as we could."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  Quit /kwˈɪt/
  isključiti, ugasiti

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  quit /kwˈɪt/
  izlaz, nadoknaditi, naredba prijamniku, naredba uređaju da se vrati u početno stanje, ostaviti, ostavljen, otići, platiti, prekinuti, prestati (naredba), razriješen, raščistiti, završiti

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  quit /kwˈɪt/
  1. szabad
  2. mentes

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  quit //kwɪt// /[kʰw̥ɪt]/ 
  henti, keluar

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  quit /kwˈɪt/
  abbandonare

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  quit //kwɪt// /[kʰw̥ɪt]/ 
  1. 止める
  to give up, stop doing something
  2. 去る
  to leave
  3. 辞める, 辞任, 辞職
  to resign

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  quit /kwıt/
  1. (amer.) išėjimas iš darbo/tarnybos
  2. laisvas, atsikratęs, nusikratęs (kuo, ko)
  3. palikti, išeiti
  4. (amer.) mesti (darbą ir pan.)
  5. (amer.) nustoti, liautis
  6. iš(si)kelti (iš buto)
  7. at(si)mokėti, at(si)lyginti

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  quit /kwit/
  1. aftreden, bedanken, uittreden
  2. in de steek laten, laten varen, verlaten

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  quit //kwɪt// /[kʰw̥ɪt]/ 
  slutte
  to give up, stop doing something

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  quit /kwɪt/ 
    przestawać, rzucać

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  quit /kwit/
  1. demitir-se
  2. abandonar

From English-Romanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-rom ]

  quit /kwˈɪt/
  ieșire

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  quit /kwit/
  1. darsedebaja, dimitir, hacerdimisión
  2. abandonar

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  quit //kwɪt// /[kʰw̥ɪt]/ 
  1. sluta, upphöra, höra upp, sluta upp
  to give up, stop doing something
  2. lämna
  to leave
  3. sluta
  to resign

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  quit /kwˈɪt/
  1. (-ted, -ting)   bırakmak, geçmek, vaz geçmek
  2. kesilmek, durmak, dinmek
  3. gitmek
  4. terketmek
  5. (k. dili) işten ayrılmak
  6. ödemek
  7. kurtulmuş, serbest
  8. arı
  9. bırakma, terketme. be quits (k. dili) hesaplaşmış olmak. cry quits yeter artık demek. double or quits kumarda kaybedilmiş paranın ya iki mislinin ödenmesini yahut da borcun affını amaçlayan son şans oyunu. notice to quit kiracıya verilen boşaltma bildirisi.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈkwɪt/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  151 Moby Thesaurus words for "quit":
     abandon, abdicate, abjure, abort, abscond, acquit, act, atone,
     back out, be pensioned, be superannuated, bear, beat a retreat,
     beat it, beg off, belay, blow, bow out, cancel, carry, cease,
     chuck, clear, clear of, clear off, come off, compensate, comport,
     conduct, cry off, cut it out, cut out, decamp, demean, demit,
     depart, depart from, deport, desert, desist, desist from,
     disappear, discard, discharge, discharged, discontinue, disuse,
     drop, drop it, drop out, end, evacuate, exempt from, exit, flee,
     forsake, free, free of, get away, get away from, get off,
     get satisfaction, give notice, give over, give up, go, go back on,
     go on, halt, have done with, hold, indemnify, jettison, jilt,
     kick back, knock it off, knock off, lay off, leave, leave behind,
     leave flat, leave off, let go, liquidate, make amends, make good,
     make reparation, make requital, make restitution, make retribution,
     make up for, make up to, maroon, nol-pros, not pursue with, pay,
     pay back, pay in kind, pay off, pay up, pension off, pull out,
     put behind one, quit cold, quit of, recompense, recoup, redress,
     refrain, refund, reimburse, relinquish, remove, renege, renounce,
     renounce the throne, repay, requite, resign, retire,
     retire from office, retreat, reward, rid, rid of, satisfy,
     say goodbye to, scrub, secede, settle, shed of, shut of, skip,
     square, stand aside, stand down, stay, step aside, stop,
     superannuate, surcease, surrender, take leave of, take off,
     terminate, throw over, vacate, vanish, waive, withdraw,
     withdraw from
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 离开,辞职,停止;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 退出
     vi. 离开,辞职,停止
     vt. 离开,放弃,解除,表现,停止

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