—used as a stage direction to specify who goes off stage
1
: 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
exited; exiting; exits
Synonyms
Noun
Verb
- bail
- bail out
- begone
- book [slang]
- bug off
- bug out
- bugger off [British slang]
- buzz (off)
- clear off [chiefly British]
- clear out
- cut out
- depart
- dig out
- get
- get off
- go
- go off
- move
- pack (up or off)
- part
- peel off
- pike (out or off)
- pull out
- push off
- push on
- quit
- run along
- sally (forth)
- scarper [British]
- shove (off)
- step (along)
- take off
- vamoose
- walk out
Examples of exit in a Sentence
Noun
Use the emergency exit in case of fire.
There are 12 exits in the building.
We can't get out this way: the sign says “No Exit.”
Verb
The team exited the tournament early.
Save your work and then exit the program.
Recent Examples on the Web
Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2024
Traffic can only enter Ocean Drive through 13th Street and exit through 5th Street.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 25 May 2024
Upon his exit, things started to take a turn for the Twins, who were down 3-1 at the time.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 25 May 2024
Their official exit was at 6:30 p.m., before sunset.
—Perri Ormont Blumberg, New York Times, 25 May 2024
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Noun
Couple that with the team’s exit from last summer’s World Cup in the round of 16 — the only time the U.S. has failed to make the tournament semifinals — and the U.S. has dropped to fourth in the FIFA world rankings for the first time.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2024
Traffic can only enter Ocean Drive through 13th Street and exit through 5th Street.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 25 May 2024
Upon his exit, things started to take a turn for the Twins, who were down 3-1 at the time.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 25 May 2024
Their official exit was at 6:30 p.m., before sunset.
—Perri Ormont Blumberg, New York Times, 25 May 2024
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“Exit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exit. Accessed 5 Jun. 2024.
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exit
2 of 3 noun1
: a departure from a stage
2
: the act of going out or away
3
: a way to go out of a place
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