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exit

/ˈeɪɡzɪt/noun, verb2 syllables

Exit means: pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life.

Synonyms for exit53

noun, as in euphemistic expressions for death

passing, loss, departure, expiration, going, release

noun, as in an opening that permits escape or release

issue, outlet, way out

verb, as in pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

die, decease, perish, go, pass away, expire, pass, kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off
and 10 more, choke, croak, snuff it, fail, go bad, give way, give out, conk out, break, break down

verb, as in move out of or depart from

go out, get out, leave, go forth, go away

also used for exit

egress, outgoing, outgang, outway, death, tomb, celestial transfer, decomposition, defunction, dematerialization, demise, dirt nap, doom, assume room temperature, auger in

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Opposites of exit

enter

What does exit mean?6

verb

1

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life“She died from cancer”

2

move out of or depart from“leave the room”

3

lose the lead

noun

1

euphemistic expressions for death“thousands mourned his passing”

2

an opening that permits escape or release“he blocked the way out”

3

the act of going out

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Exit in a sentence

  • Sami had twenty entrance and exit wounds, yet he survived.OsoHombre
  • I need you to exit the car, please.Barra
  • Leave the building by the nearest exit, closing doors behind you.Rwmpelstilzchen
  • No exit is possible, since the problem remains!AmarMecheri
  • People rushed toward the exit, jostling each other.felidad
  • James attempted to exit the room, but the door shut abruptly.Amastan
  • We went inside easily, but how will we find the exit?samir_t
  • Here's the exit, and the entrance is on the other side.frpzzd

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of exit

as a noun

plural
exits

as a verb

past tense
exited
present participle
exiting
third-person singular
exits
past participle
exited