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Exit has 10 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

an opening that permits escape or release

"he blocked the way out"

"the canyon had only one issue"

2

euphemistic expressions for death

"thousands mourned his passing"

3

the act of going out

"As soon as the meeting ended, everyone filed quickly toward the nearest exit to grab dinner before the store closed."

4

An act of going out or going away, or leaving; a departure.

"The neonatal team prepared for an EXIT procedure after ultrasound scans showed the fetus was suffering from severe airway compression."

5

Acronym of ex utero intrapartum treatment: a specialized surgical procedure used to deliver babies who have airway compression.

In plain English: An exit is a way out of a place, like a door you can use to leave a building safely.

"Please use the exit sign near the door to leave the building safely."

Usage: In everyday usage, an exit is simply the way out of a building or vehicle, such as a door marked with a sign. Do not confuse this common meaning with the medical acronym for a specific neonatal surgery procedure.

Verb
1

move out of or depart from

"leave the room"

"the fugitive has left the country"

2

lose the lead

"The underdog team managed to exit the race early after losing their crucial lead in the final lap."

3

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

"She died from cancer"

"The children perished in the fire"

"The patient went peacefully"

"The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102"

4

To go out or go away from a place or situation; to depart, to leave.

"After delivering his final line, Mark exits downstage left while the lights fade to black."

5

Used as a stage direction for an actor: to leave the scene or stage.

In plain English: To exit means to leave a place or get out of something.

"Please exit the building immediately when the alarm sounds."

Usage: As a verb, exit means to leave a place, and while it can describe an actor leaving the stage, it is most commonly used in everyday conversation to simply indicate that someone is departing from any location. Use it directly as "he exited the room" rather than confusing it with "exit" as a noun or mixing it with similar words like "exceed."

Example Sentences
"Please use the exit sign near the door to leave the building safely." noun
"Please exit the building immediately when the alarm sounds." verb
"Please exit the building when the alarm sounds." verb
"He managed to exit the room before anyone noticed him." verb
"The bus will exit the tunnel in about five minutes." verb
Related Terms
Antonyms
come in be born
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
opening death departure move play change state
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
outfall go pop out file out hop out fall out get off step out eject undock log out abort suffocate buy it drown predecease starve fall succumb

Origin

The word exit comes from the Latin verb exeō, which means "to depart" or "to go out." It entered English via Middle English to describe the act of leaving a place.

Rhyming Words
fixit dixit texit hexit lexit nexit brexit pinxit czexit grexit frexit blaxit reexit calexit regrexit retraxit catalexit fire exit ipse dixit hard brexit
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