to quit
788
1.2
- verb
- /kwɪt/
:
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- And a year and three months in, I quit my full time job.
- quit a job
- quit teaching
- quit coaching
He was starting to resign and quit before this.
- He was starting to resign and quit before this.
- People quit relationships, people quit jobs because of boredom.
- In her podcast, she stoically says, I quit after a year.
- You're gonna go vegan and you're gonna quit your job, OK?
- And a year and three months in, I quit my full time job.
- There's a reason why George quit and Ringo quit At one point.
- I have a friend, she quit her job to do her business.
- The trainer in the weightlifting club quit Manor and MUI.
- So when he refused to quit, they quit him.
- But they've become highly sensitive and they had to quit the industry because that.
- How about don't quit your job, ask for a move.
- Can I please, please quit my job and go to apply for my passport?
Examples
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And that's why I quit and went to Oxford for four years.
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I have officially quit my day job.
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But what if you quit and you never saw that?
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I have had two or three jobs that I quit very, very, very quickly.
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As you know, she quit the firm.
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A year later, Tom quit his job to write full time.
Academic text (2011) -
Before anything better came up, Claire had to quit her job at the bank.
Fiction book (1990) -
Our new nanny just quit.
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People quit relationships, people quit jobs because of boredom.
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After six years at the company, I decided to quit my job to pursue my passion for painting.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To go away from a place, person, or group
∞
1.2
To stop trying to do something or accept defeat
683
3.7
To stop doing something you once did
533
3.7
Leave a job or office by giving notice
466
2.8
To stop taking part in a place or activity
206
3.4
To stop being involved in an activity or agreement
176
1.3
To leave a place to start a journey
148
3.3
Give up an important job so someone else can take over
123
5.1
To stop doing a job, duty or action after someone tells you to
69
6.3
To give up a right, belief, job, or position officially
53
4.2
Stop being a leader with official power, for example a government official or company boss
52
4.5
Leave a place or job so it is free for someone else
34
3.9
To stop doing something because you cannot continue or feel you have done enough
23
8.0
To give up a position of power, for example a king or queen
20
4.9
To stop doing a job or role politely
6
2.5
To stop working at a job because you want something different
Having left a job after giving notice to your boss
To stop working after a long time
To stop working in your job, especially as an athlete
To stop doing an activity, especially to stop playing music for good
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
1
7.8
Keeps trying and does not stop even when it would be wiser to give up
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
How Final
773
3.1
874
2.0
- Formal
533
3.7
788
1.2
∞
1.0
- Formal
5
3.9
Surface Forms
Etymology
Quit comes from an old word meaning 'free' or 'clear' and is related to acquit and quiet. That's why to quit a job is to 'free' yourself from the position and leave it.