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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.]
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To quit you of this fear, you have already looked
Death in the face; what have you found so terrible
in it? --Wake.
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2. To release from obligation, accusation, penalty, or the
like; to absolve; to acquit.
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There may no gold them quyte. --Chaucer.
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God will relent, and quit thee all his debt.
--Milton.
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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.
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The blissful martyr quyte you your meed. --Chaucer.
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Enkindle all the sparks of nature
To quit this horrid act. --Shak.
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Before that judge that quits each soul his hire.
--Fairfax.
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4. To meet the claims upon, or expectations entertained of;
to conduct; to acquit; -- used reflexively.
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Be strong, and quit yourselves like men. --1 Sam.
iv. 9.
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Samson hath quit himself
Like Samson. --Milton.
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5. To carry through; to go through to the end. [Obs.]
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Never worthy prince a day did quit
With greater hazard and with more renown. --Daniel.
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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.
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Such a superficial way of examining is to quit truth
for appearance. --Locke.
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To quit cost, to pay; to reimburse.
To quit scores, to make even; to clear mutually from
demands.
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Does not the earth quit scores with all the elements
in the noble fruits that issue from it? --South.
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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.
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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 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 WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
quitting
See quit
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
quitting
n.
1 The deliberate ending of something.
2 The ceasing of a habit, especially smoking cigarettes or other
addictive behaviors.
3 The termination of employment, initiated by the employee.
vb.
(present participle of en quit nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
quitting
n.
1 The deliberate ending of something.
2 The ceasing of a habit, especially smoking cigarettes or other
addictive behaviors.
3 The termination of employment, initiated by the employee.
vb.
(present participle of en quit nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
quitting
n.
1 The deliberate ending of something.
2 The ceasing of a habit, especially smoking cigarettes or other
addictive behaviors.
3 The termination of employment, initiated by the employee.
vb.
(present participle of en quit nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
quitting
n.
1 The deliberate ending of something.
2 The ceasing of a habit, especially smoking cigarettes or other
addictive behaviors.
3 The termination of employment, initiated by the employee.
vb.
(present participle of en quit nocat=1)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
quitting
Englanti vb.
(en-v-taivm q uit ting)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
quitting
Engelska a.
(avledning en quit ordform=prespart)
Engelska vb.
(böjning en verb quit)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Quitting /kwˈɪtɪŋ/ التركFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
quitting /kwˈɪtɪŋ/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]zastavení
quitting /kwˈɪtɪŋ/ AufgebenFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ], Räumen [freiwilliges] Note: eines Ortes Synonym: leaving
quitting /kwˈɪtɪŋ/ VerlassenFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
quitting /kwˈɪtɪŋ/
austretend, ausscheidend
Synonyms: withdrawing, resigning, leaving
see: withdraw, resign, leave, quit, 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
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
quitting /kwˈɪtɪŋ/
kündigend
Synonym: giving notice
see: give notice, quit, given notice, quitted, gives notice, quits, gave notice, quit, not under notice, not be under notice of resignation
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]quitting /kwˈɪtɪŋ/ verlassend see: quit, quitted, quit, quits, quitted, quitFrom English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
quitting /kwˈɪtɪŋ/ elhagyásFrom IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]/ˈkwɪtɪŋ/
放弃,退出