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us / ˈek·sɪt, ˈeɡ·zɪt /. Add to word list. the door through which you might leave a room, building, or large vehicle, or a place on a main road where a vehicle can leave it by taking a smaller road: In case of fire, use the emergency exit next to the elevator. Stay on the freeway until you get to the Ventura exit.
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense exits , present participle exiting , past tense, past participle exited. 1. countable noun A2. The exit is the door through which you can leave a public building. He picked up the case and walked towards the exit. There's a fire exit by the downstairs ladies room.
exit noun [C] (ROAD) A2. a road that you use to leave a motorway (= wide, fast road) or roundabout (= place where three or more main roads meet): Take the third exit at the next roundabout.
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Definition of exit noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of exit verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To exit is to go out of or leave a place. When an actor exits, he moves off the stage and out of sight of the audience. You can literally exit a room or a building, or exit in a more figurative way: "She decided to exit politics after two terms as Senator."
Synonyms for EXIT: escape, outlet, egress, issue, mouth, gate, opening, release; Antonyms of EXIT: entrance, entry, ingress, access, entryway, entranceway, entrée, entree.
Save your work and then exit the program. EXIT meaning: 1 : something (such as a door) that is used as a way to go out of a place sometimes used figuratively; 2 : the act of going out or away from something.
