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Quit I Past Kwɪt Money Decided Notice Simple

Word quit
WordType (verb)
Phonetic BrE / kwɪt / NAmE / kwɪt /
Example
  • if i don't get more money i'll quit.
  • he has decided to quit as manager of the team.
  • he quit the show last year because of bad health.
  • she quit school at 16.
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quit

(verb)BrE / kwɪt / NAmE / kwɪt /
  1. to leave your job, school, etc.
    • If I don't get more money I'll quit.
    • He has decided to quit as manager of the team.
    • He quit the show last year because of bad health.
    • She quit school at 16.
  2. to stop doing something
    • I've quit smoking.
    • Just quit it!
    • We only just started. We're not going to quit now.
  3. to leave the place where you live
    • We decided it was time to quit the city.
    • The landlord gave them all notice to quit.
  4. to close a computer program or application
    • See related entries: Using a computer
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/using_a_computer/quit_2

    Extra Examples

    • I thought about working part-time, or quitting altogether.
    • I’m still trying to quit smoking.
    • In this job you have to know when to quit.
    • Landlords are normally required to give 28 days’ written notice to quit.
    • Their longest-serving employee is threatening to quit over pay.
    • He was forced to quit college and find work.
    • I decide to quit town and lie low for a while.
    • If I don’t get more money I’ll quit.
    • The family has been given notice to quit.
    • We only just started. We’re not going to quit now.

    Verb Forms

    • present simple I / you / we / they quit
    • he / she / it quits
    • past simple quit
    • past participle quit
    • past simple quitted
    • past participle quitted
    • -ing form quitting

    Word Origin

    • Middle English (in the sense ‘set free’): from Old French quiter (verb), quite (adjective), from Latin quietus, past participle of quiescere ‘be still’, from quies ‘quiet’.
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