Exit | Mean of exit in English Dictionary
/ˈɛgzət/
- Noun
- something (such as a door) that is used as a way to go out of a place
- Use the emergency exit in case of fire.
- There are 12 exits in the building.
- We can't get out this way: the sign says “No Exit.”
- the exit door
- The deal provides an exit for the company. [=a way for the company to stop being involved in something]
- the act of going out or away from something
- Her exit [=departure] was not noticed at the time.
- He made a quick exit. [=he left quickly]
- We made an early exit from the show. [=we left the show early]
- the act of leaving a situation, competition, etc.
- Most fans were surprised by the team's early exit from the tournament. [=surprised that the team lost and was out of the tournament at an early stage]
- The company needs to have an exit strategy. [=a plan for ending its involvement when it wants or needs to end it]
- a special road by which vehicles leave a highway
- Take the first exit.
- exit ramps
- Verb
- to go out of a place or situation
- We can exit (out) through the back door.
- exit a building
- exit the parking lot
- The team exited the tournament early.
- to cause (a computer program) to stop when you have finished using it
- Save your work and then exit the program.