Quit | Mean of quit in English Dictionary

/ˈkwɪt/

• Verb
• to leave (a job, school, career, etc.)
1. He quit his job.
2. She quit college after one semester.
3. She decided to quit show business.
4. He quit teaching after five years.
5. Many workers are quitting because of poor pay.
6. She hates her job and she's thinking about quitting.
7. I quit!
• to stop doing (an action or activity)
1. She quit smoking/drinking years ago.
2. I wish you would quit bothering her.
3. He angrily told her to quit it. [=to stop doing what she was doing]
4. We're going to quit for the day. It's too hot to keep working.
• to stop working
1. The engine suddenly quit.
2. The car quit [=broke down] a few miles down the road.

• to leave (the place where you live)
1. They quit the city for a quiet life in the country.
2. The landlord gave the tenants notice to quit the premises. [=the landlord formally told them that they had to leave]
3. The landlord gave the tenants notice to quit.