Antonyms: Verb
arrive come show up turn upmag
EnglishMerriam-Webster DictionaryEnglishMerriam-Webster DictionaryExamples
Noun
- //Use the emergency exit in case of fire.
- //There are 12 exits in the building.
- //We can't get out this way: the sign says “No Exit.”
Verb
- //The team exited the tournament early.
- //Save your work and then exit the program.
First Known Use
Script Annotation
circa 1548, in the meaning defined aboveNoun
1596, in the meaning defined at sense 1Verb
1607, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1History and Etymology
Script Annotation
borrowed from Latin, third person singular present indicative of exeō, exīre "to come or go out," from ex- ex- entry 1 + īre "to go" — more at issue entry 1Noun
in part derivative of exit entry 1 or exit entry 3, in part borrowed from Latin exitus "act of going out, departure, means of departure, way out, final point, conclusion," from exi-, variant stem of exīre "to come or go out" (from ex- ex- entry 1 + īre "to go") + -tus, suffix of action nouns — more at issue entry 1Verb
derivative of exit entry 1 or exit entry 2exit
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- to leave a place often for another //in case of fire, exit from the building in a calm and orderly fashionSynonymsbail bail out begone book [slang] bug off bug out bugger off [British slang] buzz (off) clear off [chiefly British] clear out cut out depart dig out get get off go go off move pack (up or off) part peel off pike (out or off) pull out push off push on quit run along sally (forth) scarper [British] shove (off) step (along) take off vamoose walk outRelated WordsExamplesNoun
- //Use the emergency exit in case of fire.
- //There are 12 exits in the building.
- //We can't get out this way: the sign says “No Exit.”
Verb- //The team exited the tournament early.
- //Save your work and then exit the program.
First Known UseScript Annotationcirca 1548, in the meaning defined aboveNoun1596, in the meaning defined at sense 1Verb1607, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1History and EtymologyScript Annotationborrowed from Latin, third person singular present indicative of exeō, exīre "to come or go out," from ex- ex- entry 1 + īre "to go" — more at issue entry 1Nounin part derivative of exit entry 1 or exit entry 3, in part borrowed from Latin exitus "act of going out, departure, means of departure, way out, final point, conclusion," from exi-, variant stem of exīre "to come or go out" (from ex- ex- entry 1 + īre "to go") + -tus, suffix of action nouns — more at issue entry 1Verbderivative of exit entry 1 or exit entry 2exitverbSynonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- to leave a place often for another //in case of fire, exit from the building in a calm and orderly fashionSynonymsbail bail out begone book [slang] bug off bug out bugger off [British slang] buzz (off) clear off [chiefly British] clear out cut out depart dig out get get off go go off move pack (up or off) part peel off pike (out or off) pull out push off push on quit run along sally (forth) scarper [British] shove (off) step (along) take off vamoose walk out