Word a Day
quit
What does quit mean?
quit (verb): put an end to a state or an activity.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use quit in a sentence?
- Quit teasing your little brother. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce quit?
/kwɪt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does quit come from?
From Middle English quiten, quyten, from Anglo-Norman quitter, Old French quitter.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of quit?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “quit”?
Tap an answer to check it. The same questions the app asks.
What does “quit” mean?
put an end to a state or an activity
Right! That's what “quit” means.
to continue to live; to remain alive
Not quite: that's what survive means.
to agree; to be equal; to correspond
Not quite: that's what match means.
expose to a chance of loss or damage
Not quite: that's what risk means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “quit”?
manufacture
Not quite: manufacture means something else.
discontinue
Right!
accommodate
Not quite: accommodate means something else.
incorporate
Not quite: incorporate means something else.
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