/ kwɪt; NAmE / verb ( quit·ting , quit , quit ) ( BrE also quit·ting , quit·ted , quit·ted )
1.
quit (as sth) ( informal ) to leave your job, school, etc. :
[ v ]
If I don't get more money I'll quit.
He has decided to quit as manager of the team.
[ vn ]
He quit the show last year because of bad health.
2.
( informal , especially NAmE ) to stop doing sth :
[ vn -ing ]
I've quit smoking.
[ vn ]
Just quit it!
[ v ]
We only just started. We're not going to quit now.
3.
to leave the place where you live :
[ vn ]
We decided it was time to quit the city.
[ v ]
The landlord gave them all notice to quit .
4.
[ v , vn ] to close a computer program or application
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English (in the sense set free ): from Old French quiter (verb), quite (adjective), from Latin quietus , past participle of quiescere be still, from quies quiet.