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exit

/ˈeɪɡzɪt/

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What does exit mean?

noun

  1. An act of going out or going away, or leaving; a departure.
  2. The action of an actor leaving a scene or the stage.
  3. 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.
More meanings (11)

noun

  1. A minor road (such as a ramp or slip road) which is used to leave a major road (such as an expressway, highway, or motorway).
  2. (figuratively) The act of departing from life; death.
  3. Acronym of ex utero intrapartum treatment, a specialized surgical procedure used to deliver babies who have airway compression.

verb

  1. To go out or go away from a place or situation; to depart, to leave.
  2. To leave a scene or depart from a stage.
  3. To depart from life; to die.
  4. To end or terminate (a program, subroutine, etc.)
  5. (figuratively) To depart from or leave (a place or situation).
  6. (figuratively) To alight or disembark from a vehicle.
  7. To give up the lead.
  8. (figuratively) Used as a stage direction for an actor: to leave the scene or stage.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈeɪɡzɪt/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˈɛɡzət//ˈɛksət/
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In the pages of books

See this word in context.

Sooner than I had expected I came to what appeared to me to be a sudden exit into the temple above.
Edgar Rice BurroughsThe gods of MarsProject Gutenberg ebook #64
If it is a miss and the taw goes outside the ring, it must be replaced inside at the point of exit.
A. R. (Alfred Rochefort) CalhounHealthful Sports for BoysProject Gutenberg ebook #6129
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There was no exit possible from this oratory, except by passing through the bedroom, nor from the bedroom, without passing through the dining-room.
Victor HugoLes MisérablesTranslated by Isabel Florence HapgoodProject Gutenberg ebook #135
The ball entered one inch above and in front of the right ear and made its exit through the lambdoidal suture posteriorly.
George M. (George Milbrey) Gould; Walter L. (Walter Lytle) PyleAnomalies and Curiosities of MedicineProject Gutenberg ebook #747