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- [kwit]
- /kwɪt/
- /ˈkwɪtɪŋ/
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- [kwit]
- /kwɪt/
Definitions of quitting word
- verb with object quitting to stop, cease, or discontinue: She quit what she was doing to help me paint the house. 1
- verb with object quitting to depart from; leave (a place or person): They quit the city for the seashore every summer. 1
- verb with object quitting to give up or resign; let go; relinquish: He quit his claim to the throne. She quit her job. 1
- verb with object quitting to release one's hold of (something grasped). 1
- verb with object quitting to acquit or conduct (oneself). 1
- verb with object quitting to free or rid (oneself): to quit oneself of doubts. 1
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Origin of quitting
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
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
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Parts of speech for Quitting
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
quitting popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
quitting usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for quitting
noun quitting
- hegira — Islam. Hijra.
- conge — permission to depart or dismissal, esp when formal
- walkout — a strike by workers.
- embarkation — The act of embarking.
- departure — Departure or a departure is the act of going away from somewhere.
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