exit

exit
ex|it1 [ `eksıt ] noun count *
1. ) a door that leads out of a public place such as a room or building:
I was wandering round Belgrade Airport looking for the exit.
emergency/fire exit (=a door allowing people to leave a building or vehicle quickly when there is danger): Passengers should leave the airplane by the nearest emergency exit.
─ opposite ENTRANCE
2. ) a small road that allows you to drive off a highway:
Take the next exit going north.
3. ) the act of leaving a place:
She stepped in front of me and blocked my exit.
make an exit: They made a hasty exit through the back door.
4. ) FORMAL an occasion when someone stops being involved in a situation or activity, or is no longer in a particular position:
Safin's inspired performance condemned the champion to an early exit.
exit from: the massive election defeat that led to his exit from the political scene
exit
ex|it 2 [ `eksıt ] verb
1. ) intransitive or transitive FORMAL to leave an area, for example a room, building, or aircraft:
Exit the building to your left, please.
exit from: Passengers are requested to exit from the aircraft by the emergency doors.
a ) intransitive used as a written instruction that tells an actor to leave the stage at a particular time in a play:
Exit stage left.
2. ) intransitive or transitive to end a computer program that you are using:
Type X to exit the program.

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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