quit

Pronunciation

• enPR: /kwĭt/, IPA ^(key): /kwɪt/
• SAMPA: /kwIt/

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Verb

Plain form quit

Third-person singular quits

Past tense quit

Past participle quit

Present participle quitting

Plain form quit

Third-person singular quits

Past tense quitted

Past participle quitted

Present participle quitting

1. If you quit something, you stop doing it; that is, you do not do it any more.

   It was very hard to quit smoking.

   Please quit bothering me!

   I'll need to quit typing meanings soon.

   He always quits working too early.

2. If you quit a job, it means you are not going to work anymore. After you quit, you will no longer have that job.

   I'm quitting my job now!

3. The past tense and past participle of quit.