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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryex·it I \ˈeg-zət, ˈek-sət\ ETYMOLOGY Latin, he goes out, from exire to go out, from ex- + ire to go — more at issue DATE 1538— used as a stage direction to specify who goes off stage II noun ETYMOLOGY Latin exitus, from exire DATE 15881. [exit (I)] : a departure from a stage2. a. the act of going out or away made an early exit b. death3. a way out of an enclosed place or space4. one of the designated points of departure from an expressway• ex·it·less adjective III verb DATE 1607intransitive verb1. to go out or away : depart2. dietransitive verb1. leave 3a2. to cause (a computer program or routine) to cease runningEnglish Etymologyexit exit (n.) 1538, from L. exit "he or she goes out," third pers. sing.pres. indicative of exire "go out," from ex- "out" + ire "go." Also from L. exitus "a leaving, a going out," noun of action from exire.Originally in Eng. as a stage direction (c.1485); Sense of "door for leaving" is 1786. The verb is 1607, from the noun; the verb in the transitive sense is first recorded 1976, Amer.Eng.; if it can't be killed, it ought to be quarantined in the clunky jargon of police reports.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7☞ exitexit / 5eksit; 5e^zit / noun1. a way out of a public building or vehicle 出口；通道；太平门: Where's the exit? 出口在哪儿？ There is a fire exit on each floor of the building. 这栋建筑每层楼都有个消防通道。 The emergency exit is at the back of the bus. 紧急出口在公共汽车的尾部。 ⇨ compare entrance ¹(1) 2. an act of leaving, especially of an actor from the stage 退出；离去；(尤指演员)退场: The heroine made her exit to great applause. 女主角在热烈的掌声中退场。 He made a quick exit to avoid meeting her. 他迅速离去以避免见到她。 an exit visa (= a stamp in a passport giving sb permission to leave a particular country) 出境签证 3. a place where vehicles can leave a road to join another road (车辆可以从一道路驶出进入另一道路的)出口,出路: Leave the roundabout at the second exit. 在第二个出口处驶离环岛。 Take the exit for Trento. 从通往特伦托的出口处驶出。 verb1. (formal) to go out; to leave a building, stage, vehicle, etc. 出去；离去；退场: ▪ [V] The bullet entered her back and exited through her chest. 子弹从她背部穿胸而过。 We exited via a fire door. 我们从防火安全门走了出去。 ▪ [VN] As the actors exited the stage the lights went on. 演员们退场时灯光便亮了起来。 2. to finish using a computer program 退出(计算机程序): ▪ [V] To exit from this page, press the return key. 退出本页面按返回键。 ▪ [VN] I exited the database and switched off the computer. 我退出数据库后关掉了计算机。 3. [V] exit... used in the instructions printed in a play to say that an actor must leave the stage (剧本里的指示)退场,退下⇨ compare exeuntOxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of EnglishOxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishexit noun 1 way out ADJ. front, rear, side | emergency, fire | the nearest She headed for the nearest exit. VERB + EXIT head for, make for | bar, block Do not leave bags lying around which could block the emergency exits. EXIT + NOUN door, gate, route PREP. to/towards the ~ They moved to the exits. 2 act of leaving ADJ. fast, hurried, quick, swift | dignified | early her early exit from the tournament, in only the second round | mass VERB + EXIT make She turned on her heel and made what she hoped was a dignified exit. EXIT + NOUN visa PREP. ~ from a mass exit of members from the party 3 for traffic ADJ. motorway | northbound, southbound, etc. VERB + EXIT take PREP. ~ for At the roundabout, take the exit for Swindon and Bristol. | ~ from Traffic lights control the exit from the M8 at Newbridge. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Editionn. Function: noun 1 Synonyms: DEPARTURE 1, egress, egression, exiting, exodus, offgoing, setting-out, withdrawal Antonyms: entry 2 Synonyms: EGRESS 2, outlet Antonyms: entrance, entryn. Function: verb Synonyms: GO 2, ||blow, depart, get away, get off, leave, move, quit, retire, withdraw Idioms: make an (or one's) exit Contrasted Words: arrive, come Antonyms: enterWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedex·itI. \ˈegzə̇t, ˈeksə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V\ Etymology: Latin, he or she goes out, 3d person singular present indicative of exire to go out — more at exeat: goes out : goes off the stage — used as a stage direction < exit Hamlet > < pick up tray and exit left >— compare manetII. noun(-s)Etymology: partly from exit (I), partly from Latin exitus departure, way out, end, from exitus, past participle of exire to go out1. : the departure of a player from the stage — compare entrance2. a. : the act of going out or going away : act of leaving the scene of action : departure b. : death3. a. : a way out : a passage out of an enclosed place or space :outlet b. : a door or passage for escape in case of fire c. (1) : a place of egress from a limited-access highway (2) : a roadway or ramp affording egress from such a highway4. card games : the act or means of losing a trick so as to escape the obligation of leading : a card that when led cannot win the trickIII. intransitive verb(-ed/-ing/-s)1. : to go out : depart2. : die3. card games : to lead a losing card in order to avoid the obligation of leading againIV. verbtransitive verb1. : to go away from : leave2. : to cause (a computer program or routine) to cease running

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