quit
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[ kwit ]
/ kwɪt /
verb (used with object), quit or quit·ted, quit·ting.
verb (used without object), quit or quit·ted, quit·ting.
adjective
released from obligation, penalty, etc.; free, clear, or rid (usually followed by of): quit of all further responsibilities.
Origin of quit
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1175–1225; (adj.) Middle English
quit(te) exempt, freed, acquitted of (< Old French
quite) < Medieval Latin
quittus, by-form of
quītus (≫ Middle English
quit(e); see
quite), for Latin
quiētus
quiet1; (v.) Middle English
quit(t)en to pay, acquit oneself < Old French
quit(t)er < Medieval Latin
quittāre, quiētāre to release, discharge, Late Latin
quiētare to put to rest,
quiet1
SYNONYMS FOR quit
OTHER WORDS FROM quit
quit·ta·ble, adjective un·quit·ted, adjectiveWords nearby quit
Definition for quit (2 of 2)
quit
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[ kwit ]
/ kwɪt /
noun
any of various small tropical birds.
Origin of quit
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1845–50; orig. Jamaican English, of uncertain origin
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British Dictionary definitions for quit
quit
/ (kwɪt) /
verb quits or quitting or quitted or mainly US quit
adjective
(usually predicative foll by of)
free (from); released (from)
he was quit of all responsibility for their safety
Word Origin for quit
C13: from Old French
quitter, from Latin
quiētus
quiet; see
quietus
Idioms and Phrases with quit
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