I.
noun
1 way out
ADJECTIVE
▪ back , rear
▪ side
▪ east , south , etc.
▪
He left through the south ~.
▪ main
▪
I walked through the school's main ~.
▪ airport , school , etc.
▪ emergency , fire
▪ the nearest
▪
She headed for the nearest ~.
▪ secret
▪
I remember that there's a secret ~ here.
VERB + EXIT
▪ head for , make for
▪ bolt for , make a beeline for , make a dash for , run for , rush for
▪ reach
▪ bar , block
▪
Do not leave bags lying around which could block the emergency ~s.
▪ guard , watch
▪ seal , seal off
EXIT + NOUN
▪ sign
▪ door , gate , point
▪ route
PREPOSITION
▪ to the ~ , towards/toward the ~
▪
They moved towards/toward the ~s.
▪ ~ from
▪
the ~ from the hall
▪ ~ to
▪
an ~ to the street
2 act of leaving
ADJECTIVE
▪ fast , hasty , quick , rapid , speedy , swift
▪ abrupt , sudden
▪
Carole's abrupt ~ from their lives
▪ easy
▪
emergency doors providing for easy ~ in the event of a fire
▪ dignified
▪ graceful
▪
She was trying to make a graceful ~ from public life.
▪ grand
▪
Then we made our grand ~.
▪ dramatic
▪
The students made a dramatic ~ toward the end of his speech.
▪ early , premature
▪
her early ~ from the tournament, in only the second round
▪ mass
▪ play-off ( AmE , sports )
▪
The team is likely to make a quick play-off ~.
▪ first-round , second-round , etc. ( sports )
VERB + EXIT
▪ make
▪
She turned on her heel and made what she hoped was a dignified ~.
EXIT + NOUN
▪ visa
▪ poll
▪
Exit polls showed that more than 70% of voters opposed the proposal.
▪ plan , strategy
▪
He was searching for an ~ strategy.
▪ exam ( AmE )
▪
You have to pass the ~ exam in order to graduate.
▪ interview ( esp. AmE )
▪
We go back and look at our ~ interviews as to why people leave.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ from
▪
a mass ~ of members from the party
3 for traffic ⇨ See also ↑ junction
ADJECTIVE
▪ freeway , highway , interstate ( all in the US )
▪ motorway ( in the UK )
▪ northbound , southbound , etc. ( BrE )
▪ the next
▪
I pulled off the road at the next ~.
VERB + EXIT
▪ get off at ( AmE ), take
▪
You need to get off at the next ~.
▪
Take the first ~ over the bridge.
EXIT + NOUN
▪ ramp ( esp. AmE )
▪ point
▪
the number of entry and ~ points on the main road network
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ for
▪
The driver took the ~ for LaGuardia.
▪ ~ to
▪
They took the ~ to the hospital.
II.
verb
Exit is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ bankruptcy , ↑ car , ↑ carriage , ↑ elevator , ↑ restroom , ↑ room , ↑ train , ↑ vehicle