exit

/'eksit/
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exit

A family uses the emergency exit to leave the building.

Definition
  1. Noun:

    • A way out of a building, room, or vehicle: An opening or passage used to leave a place.
    • The act of going out or leaving: The action of departing from a place or situation.
    • A place for traffic to leave a major road or highway: A designated off-ramp or turning.
    • (Euphemistic) Death: The act of passing away or departing from life.
  2. Verb:

    • To go out of or leave a place: To move from the inside to the outside.
    • To stop being involved in a situation or activity: To withdraw or resign from something.
    • (In computing) To terminate a program or process: To close or quit an application.
Usage Examples
  • Noun:

    • Please use the emergency exit in case of fire.
    • His sudden exit from the meeting surprised everyone.
    • Take the next exit to get to the city center.
    • The novel describes the character's peaceful exit.
  • Verb:

    • We exited the building through the rear door.
    • The company's CEO exited her position last month.
    • To save your work, you must properly exit the application.
Advanced Usage
  • "To make a quick exit": To leave a place rapidly or discreetly.

    • When the argument started, he decided to make a quick exit.
  • "Exit strategy": A preplanned means of withdrawing from a situation, often in business or military contexts.

    • The investors demanded a clear exit strategy before funding the startup.
Variants and Related Words
  • Exeunt (verb, archaic/dramatic): Used as a stage direction meaning "they leave the stage."

    • The scene ends as the characters exeunt.
  • Exit poll (noun): A survey of voters taken immediately after they leave their polling place.

    • The exit polls predicted a close election result.
Synonyms
  • Noun (for departure): Departure, withdrawal, egress.
  • Noun (for doorway): Way out, door, gateway.
  • Verb (to leave): Depart, leave, go out, withdraw.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Exit out (of) (informal, often redundant): To leave or close a program or place.
    • You can exit out of the program by clicking the 'X'.
Related Idioms
  • "Exit stage left": To leave a situation, especially in a discreet or timely manner. Originates from stage directions in theater.

    • When the scandal broke, the minister chose to exit stage left.
  • "Make one's exit": To leave, often in a formal or deliberate way.

    • After delivering his speech, the ambassador made his exit.
exit

A family uses the emergency exit to leave the building.

Noun
  1. the act of going out
  2. euphemistic expressions for death
    • thousands mourned his passing
  3. an opening that permits escape or release
    • he blocked the way out
    • the canyon had only one issue
Verb
  1. pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
    • She died from cancer
    • The children perished in the fire
    • The patient went peacefully
    • The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102
  2. lose the lead
  3. move out of or depart from
    • leave the room
    • the fugitive has left the country