quit

/ˈkwit/

Middle English quiten, quitten, from Anglo-French quiter, from quite free of, released, from Latin quietus quiet, at rest

verb

  1. give up

  2. give up

  3. to depart from or out of

quit a job

quit smoking

stop cease quit discontinue desist mean to suspend or cause to suspend activity. stop applies to action or progress or to what is operating or progressing and may imply suddenness or definiteness. cease applies to states, conditions, or existence and may add a suggestion of gradualness and a degree of finality.

adjective

  1. released from obligation, charge, or penalty; especially : free

noun

  1. the act or an instance of quitting a job