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exit

1 exit /ˈɛgzət/ /ˈɛksət/ noun
plural exits
1 exit
/ˈɛgzət/ /ˈɛksət/
noun
plural exits
Britannica Dictionary definition of EXIT
[count]
: something (such as a door) that is used as a way to go out of a place
sometimes used figuratively
compare 1entrance 2
◊ In U.S. English a door or passage that leads outside or to an exit door is marked Exit, while in British English it is often marked Way Out.
: the act of going out or away from something
: the act of leaving a situation, competition, etc.
: a special road by which vehicles leave a highway
2 exit /ˈɛgzət/ /ˈɛksət/ verb
exits; exited; exiting
2 exit
/ˈɛgzət/ /ˈɛksət/
verb
exits; exited; exiting
Britannica Dictionary definition of EXIT
: to go out of a place or situation : to make an exit
[no object]
[+ object]
opposite enter
[+ object] : to cause (a computer program) to stop when you have finished using it