—used as a stage direction to specify who goes off stage
1
: a departure from a stage
2
a
: the act of going out or away
made an early exit
b
: death
3
: a way out of an enclosed place or space
4
: one of the designated points of departure from an expressway
exitless
adjective
exited; exiting; exits
Synonyms
Noun
Verb
- bail
- 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
Examples of exit in a Sentence
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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Bobby Allyn, NPR, 19 Nov. 2024
The recurring dispute over how well exit polling captures Latino voters — the groups and pollsters have raised it in previous elections — has ramifications for nonprofit groups that have focused on improving Latino voter turnout.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
Harris executed an accelerated campaign after ascending to the top of the Democratic ticket over the summer after President Biden exited the race.
—Erin Doherty, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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Noun
On Elon Musk's X, more than 115,000 users deactivated their accounts, the largest-ever mass exit from the platform.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 19 Nov. 2024
The recurring dispute over how well exit polling captures Latino voters — the groups and pollsters have raised it in previous elections — has ramifications for nonprofit groups that have focused on improving Latino voter turnout.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Verb
Meanwhile, Biden’s refusal to exit the 2024 presidential race after a disastrous initial debate performance in June kicked off a whirlwind season that gave rise to Harris.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
Harris executed an accelerated campaign after ascending to the top of the Democratic ticket over the summer after President Biden exited the race.
—Erin Doherty, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Exit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exit. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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exit
2 of 3 noun1
: a departure from a stage
2
: the act of going out or away
3
: a way to go out of a place
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