quit
Translation- quit
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I. adjective
Etymology: Middle English quite, quit, from Anglo-French
Date: 13th century
released from obligation, charge, or penalty; especially free
II. verb
(quit; also quitted; quitting)
Etymology: Middle English quiten, quitten, from Anglo-French quiter, from quite free of, released, from Latin quietus quiet, at rest
Date: 13th century
transitive verb
1. to make full payment of ; pay up <quit a debt> 2. to set free ; relieve, release <quit oneself of fear> 3. conduct, acquit <the youths quit themselves like men> 4. a. to depart from or out of b. to leave the company of c. give up 1 <quit a job> d. give up 2 <quit smoking> intransitive verb 1. to cease normal, expected, or necessary action <the engine quit> 2. to give up employment 3. to admit defeat ; give up Synonyms: see stop III. noun Date: circa 1923 the act or an instance of quitting a job
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Quit — Quit, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quit} or {Quitted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quitting}.] [OE. quiten, OF. quiter, quitier, cuitier, F. quitter, to acquit, quit, LL. quietare, fr. L. quietare to calm, to quiet, fr. quietus quiet. See {Quiet}, a., and cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quit — Quit, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quit} or {Quitted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quitting}.] [OE. quiten, OF. quiter, quitier, cuitier, F. quitter, to acquit, quit, LL. quietare, fr. L. quietare to calm, to quiet, fr. quietus quiet. See {Quiet}, a., and cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Quit — (kw[i^]t), a. [OE. quite, OF. quite, F. quitte. See {Quit}, v., {Quiet}.] Released from obligation, charge, penalty, etc.; free; clear; absolved; acquitted. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] The owner of the ox shall be quit. Ex. xxi. 28. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quit — (kw[i^]t), n. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small passerine birds native of tropical America. See {Banana quit}, under {Banana}, and {Guitguit}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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quit — To leave, used in a written notice to a tenant to leave the premises (called a notice to quit). Category: Real Estate & Rental Property → Renters & Tenants Rights Nolo’s Plain English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill 2009 … Law dictionary
quit — kwɪt 1. сущ.; амер. увольнение (с работы) 2. прил.; предик. свободный, отделавшийся (от чего л., от кого л.) 3. гл. 1) оставлять, покидать, уходить He refused to quit the … Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь
ÉQUITÉ — s. f. Justice naturelle, droiture. Il juge avec équité. Contre toute équité. En toute équité. Selon l équité. Homme plein d équité. C est un homme sans équité, qui n a point d équité. Manquer à toutes les règles de l équité. Violer les règles de… … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)