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exit

ex·it [ égzit, éksit ]


noun  (plural ex·its)
Definition:
 
1. means of leaving place: a door or other means of leaving a room or building

2. departure: an act of leaving a room, building, or gathering

3. place for leaving expressway: a ramp by which a vehicle can leave an expressway or other main road with limited access

4. death: departure from life ( literary )

5. comput termination of computer operation: an act of terminating a computer operation

6. theater actor's leaving of stage: an actor's departure from the stage



verb  (past and past participle ex·it·ed, present participle ex·it·ing, 3rd person present singular ex·its)
Definition:
 
1. transitive and intransitive verb leave: to leave something such as a room, building, or gathering
In the event of a fire, exit the building at the rear.

2. intransitive verb die: to cease to live ( literary )

3. transitive and intransitive verb comput terminate computer program: to terminate the running of a computer operating system, program, or routine in a program

4. intransitive verb theater go offstage: to leave the stage as part of a performance of a play
See also  exeunt
( refers to actors )

[Mid-16th century. < Latin exitus "departure" < past participle of exire "go out" < ire "go"]
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