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

      an exit visa

4. departure from life; death
5. theatre the act of going offstage
6. (in Britain) a point at which vehicles may leave or join a motorway
7. bridge
   1. the act of losing the lead deliberately
   2. a card enabling one to do this

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)

Exit

²

/ ˈɛɡzɪt; ˈɛksɪt /

noun

1. (in Britain) a society that seeks to promote the legitimization of voluntary euthanasia

Word History and Origins

Origin of exit¹

First recorded in 1560–70; partly from Latin exitus “act of going out, departure,” noun derivative of exīre “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 exīre; exit ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of exit¹

C17: from Latin exitus a departure, from exīre to go out, from ex- ¹+ īre to go

Example Sentences

“Whenever you have a marketing campaign that can go to your exercise bike, that can go to your supermarket, that can really exit the theater and permeate the culture — that’s when you know the studio has really pulled out all the stops,” Loria said.

From Los Angeles Times

“The president can use existing laws to give them incentives for early retirement and to make voluntary severance payments to facilitate a graceful exit,” they wrote.

From New York Times

On the plus side, the significant rainfall should help most of Northern California exit fire season.

From Los Angeles Times

Hours before the episode revealing his exit aired, Frick posted a cryptic TikTok of himself in a recording studio, singing lyrics that he also included in the post’s caption: “Ain’t nobody want me anyway.”

From Los Angeles Times

One would exit the car and engage the victim in conversation, on some occasions claiming to be affiliated with a church to win their trust, police said.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• blow
• depart
• get off
• go out
• quit
• retire
• withdraw