quit
quit Lexical Profile
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• verb
To stop, cease, or discontinue an action, habit, or activity.
"He decided to quit smoking after his doctor warned him about the long-term health risks."
To voluntarily resign from or leave a job, office, or position.
"She quit her job at the marketing firm to pursue a graduate degree in architecture."
To leave or depart from a place, usually permanently or under compulsion.
"The tenants were given thirty days' notice to quit the premises."
• adjective
Rid, free, or clear of an obligation, burden, or unwanted person or thing (used predicatively with 'of').
"After years of legal disputes, they were finally glad to be quit of the entire affair."
Word Nuance & Usage
In American English, the past tense and past participle are almost universally 'quit', whereas in British English, the regular form 'quitted' remains standard in formal contexts. As an adjective ('quit of'), it is restricted exclusively to predicate position.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Middle English, from Old French quiter ('to release, clear, or discharge a debt'), ultimately from Medieval Latin quietare ('to make quiet, settle'), derived from Latin quietus ('at rest, free').