quit
part of speech
verb (quit, quits, quit or quitted, quitting)
meaning for a pupil
1) To quit is to stop doing something, especially a habit or activity. tree →
2) To leave a job, school, team or place. tree →
3) To close a computer program or game. tree →
4) To put down or let go of something you are holding, such as a weapon. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It means free from blame or from further claim, not guilty. In the Prophets "quit yourselves like men" means act bravely, and "be quits" means to get even. Interpretation: When an ox kills a person, its owner is "quit", meaning cleared of the death penalty, unless the ox was known to be dangerous and he did not guard it. The Philistines are told to quit themselves like men in battle. In the primary lessons: Used in everyday life and computing: "Quit the game before you turn it off." In health: quit smoking. In stories and sport: "Never quit" means do not give up. Phrase: "call it quits" means stop, or agree that nobody owes anything.
examples
- And if an ox gore a man or a woman, that they die, the ox shall be surely stoned, and its flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall be quit. (Torah EXO.21.28, JPS 1917) tree →
- if he rise again, and walk abroad upon his staff, then shall he that smote him be quit; only he shall pay for the loss of his time, and shall cause him to be thoroughly healed. (Torah EXO.21.19, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Samson said unto them: 'This time shall I be quits with the Philistines, when I do them a mischief.' (Prophets JDG.15.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- Be strong, and quit yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye be not servants unto the Hebrews, as they have been to you; quit yourselves like men, and fight.' (Prophets 1SA.4.9, JPS 1917) tree →
- Never quit when things get hard. tree →
- He quit the football team. tree →
- Press Escape to quit the game. tree →
- My grandad quit smoking years ago. tree →
- She quit her job to travel. tree →
- Let's call it quits and go home. tree →
- Do not quit before you finish the puzzle. tree →
- O quit your sword, unbend your bow tree →
note
Past form is usually "quit" (also "quitted" in UK): "I quit yesterday." Doubles the t: quitting. Do not confuse with "quiet" (no noise) or "quite" (fairly). Same meaning as "give up" in many uses.
In the corpora
- Quitting smoking is one of the best things a person can do for their health; many people need several tries.
- "Pursuing other opportunities" in a company announcement usually means fired or pushed to quit.
- Quitting a match to avoid a loss is unfair to the other players.
- He pressed «quit».
- Rage-quitting feels good for one second and costs much more afterwards.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «quit» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.