quit

5 definitions • 14 examples

to stop doing something or leave a job or a place:

Would you quit your job if you inherited lots of money?

[ + -ing verb ] I'm going to quit smoking.

Quit wasting my time!

Press Q to quit the program.

to leave a job or a place, or to stop doing something:

[ I ] Her assistant quit without an explanation.

[ T ] I quit working to be at home with the kids.

[ T ] Quit worrying about him – he’ll be fine!

to leave your job:

quit your job (as sth) Unable to drive, Lee was forced to quit his job.

Mr. Turner quit his job as a loan officer to take up dairy farming.

If she hates her job, why doesn't she quit?

to leave a place or stop an activity:

He hates Britain and wants to quit for good.

I would love to quit magazine work.

quit doing sth As many as a third of producers have indicated that they intend to quit milking cows unless returns improve.

to close a program on a computer:

If a window appears asking you whether to quit any open applications, click Continue.