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exit

noun · verb

Simple meaning

An act of going out or going away.

Pronunciation

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ehgzit

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈɛɡzɪt

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Definition

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noun

  1. An act of going out or going away, or leaving; a departure.

  2. An opening or passage through which one can go from inside a place (such as a building, a room, or a vehicle) to the outside; an egress.

  3. A way out.

  4. figurativelyoften euphemistic

    The act of departing from life; death.

verb

  1. intransitive

    To go out or go away from a place or situation; to depart, to leave.

  2. Move out of or depart from

  3. Pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

  4. intransitiveoften euphemistic

    To depart from life; to die.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
A2 · Elementary (estimated)
Frequency
Common
Typical Use
General English

Word Aura™

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Aura for this meaning

This meaning: An act of going out or going away, or leaving; a departure.

Used this way, exit is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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Compound terms

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  • exit pollnounCompound term

    A poll of voters as they leave the voting place.

  • emergency exitnounCompound term

    A stairway (often on the outside of a building) that permits exit in the case of fire or other emergency.

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Synonyms

Sense: to go out or go away from a place

leavego

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