exit
- noun
- /ˈɛksɪt/
- So he will make an early exit from this room.
- exit poll
- exit strategy
- make an early exit
But but yeah, the Afghanistan exit was was a little shocking.
- But but yeah, the Afghanistan exit was was a little shocking.
- No, you took the exit because you need to pee.
Examples
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We need to discuss an exit strategy.
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Please proceed to the nearest exit to leave the building safely.
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Most of the time I can make an exit strategy to get home.
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All right, this is an exit interview, I guess, at this point.
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You can have your exit plan and should have your exit plan all laid out.
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In past years, students indicated on exit surveys that they did not get to know each other.
Academic text (2008) -
Some research indicates that a gap exists between high school exit standards and college entrance requirements.
Academic text (1995) -
The desire for change is the most frequently mentioned reason in the exit poll for choosing Hale.
Academic text (1998) -
I can picture myself explaining our exit from the Ritz Plaza hotel to Mr. Peabody.
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After the movie, we took the exit leading to the parking lot.
Synonyms
An exit like a door that you use to leave a place
Leaving a place or people to live somewhere else for a long time
Moving people or soldiers out of a place, often quickly, for example troops leaving a war area
The act of going away from a place or person
A departure from a place or job
To say goodbye in a polite or formal way
A formal leaving from a place that attracts attention
Idioms
Compounds
A special door or stairway that lets people leave a building quickly in an emergency
How Abrupt
- Literature
- Formal
- Formal
Surface Forms
Etymology
Exit comes from the Latin parts ex- 'out' and ire 'to go', so the noun can also mean the act of leaving, like an actor's leave from the stage or a quick leaving from a room.