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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

EX'IT, n. [L. the 3d person of exeo, to go out.] Literally, he goes out or departs. Hence,
1. The departure of a player from the state, when he has performed his part. This is also a term set in a play, to mark the time of an actor's quitting the state.
2. Any departure; the act of quitting the state of action or of life; death; decease.
3. A way of departure; passage out of a place.
4. A going out; departure.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: an opening that permits escape or release; "he blocked the way out"; "the canyon had only one issue" [syn: exit, issue, outlet, way out]
2: euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his passing" [syn: passing, loss, departure, exit, expiration, going, release]
3: the act of going out v
1: move out of or depart from; "leave the room"; "the fugitive has left the country" [syn: exit, go out, get out, leave] [ant: come in, enter, get in, get into, go in, go into, move into]
2: lose the lead
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" [syn: die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass, kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, choke, croak, snuff it] [ant: be born]

Merriam Webster's

I. Etymology: Latin, he goes out, from exire to go out, from ex- + ire to go — more at issue Date: 1538 — used as a stage direction to specify who goes off stage II. noun Etymology: Latin exitus, from exire Date: 1588 1. [exit (I)] a departure from a stage 2. a. the act of going out or away <made an early exit> b. death 3. a way out of an enclosed place or space 4. one of the designated points of departure from an expressway • exitless adjective III. verb Date: 1607 intransitive verb 1. to go out or away ; depart 2. die transitive verb 1. leave 3a 2. to cause (a computer program or routine) to cease running

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. 1 a passage or door by which to leave a room, building, etc. 2 a the act of going out. b the right to go out. 3 a place where vehicles can leave a motorway or major road. 4 the departure of an actor from the stage. 5 death. --v.intr. (exited, exiting) 1 go out of a room, building, etc. 2 (as a stage direction) (an actor) leaves the stage (exit Macbeth). 3 die. Phrases and idioms: exit permit (or visa etc.) authorization to leave a particular country. Etymology: L, 3rd sing. pres. of exire go out (as EX-(1), ire go): cf. L exitus going out

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Exit Ex"it, n. [See 1st Exit.] 1. The departure of a player from the stage, when he has performed his part. They have their exits and their entrances. --Shak. 2. Any departure; the act of quitting the stage of action or of life; death; as, to make one's exit. Sighs for his exit, vulgarly called death. --Cowper. 3. A way of departure; passage out of a place; egress; way out. Forcing he water forth thought its ordinary exists. --Woodward.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Exit Ex"it [L., 3d pers. sing. pres. of exire to go out. See Exeunt, Issue.] He (or she ) goes out, or retires from view; as, exit Macbeth. Note: The Latin words exit (he or she goes out), and exeunt ( they go out), are used in dramatic writings to indicate the time of withdrawal from the stage of one or more of the actors.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(exits, exiting, exited) 1. The exit is the door through which you can leave a public building. He picked up the case and walked towards the exit... There's a fire exit by the downstairs ladies room. N-COUNT 2. An exit on a motorway or highway is a place where traffic can leave it. Take the A422 exit at Old Stratford. N-COUNT: with supp 3. If you refer to someone's exit, you are referring to the way that they left a room or building, or the fact that they left it. (FORMAL) I made a hasty exit and managed to open the gate. = departure N-COUNT: usu adj N 4. If you refer to someone's exit, you are referring to the way that they left a situation or activity, or the fact that they left it. (FORMAL) ...after England's exit from the European Championship... They suggested that she make a dignified exit in the interest of the party. = departure N-COUNT: oft N from n 5. If you exit from a room or building, you leave it. (FORMAL) She exits into the tropical storm... As I exited the final display, I entered a hexagonal room... She walked into the front door of a store and exited from the rear. VERB: V, V n, V from n 6. If you exit a computer program or system, you stop running it. (COMPUTING) I can open other applications without having to exit WordPerfect. VERB: V n • Exit is also a noun. Press Exit to return to your document. N-SING

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Departure, withdrawal, going off or away (especially from the stage). 2. Decease, death, demise, end, departure, departure from life. 3. Egress, passage out, way out.

Moby Thesaurus

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