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Added 9 October 2026

exit

/ˈɛksɪt/ noun

In Latin: abitus Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about exit at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

An opening that permits escape or release.
he blocked the way out
Euphemistic expressions for death.
thousands mourned his passing
The act of going out.

verb

Move out of or depart from.
leave the room
Lose the lead.
Pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life.
She died from cancer

Origin

From Middle English exit, from Latin exitus (“departure, going out; way by which one may go out, egress; (figuratively) conclusion, termination; (figuratively) death; income, revenue”), from exeō (“to depart, exit; to avoid, evade; (figuratively) to escape; of time: to expire, run out”) + -tus (suffix forming action nouns from verbs). Exeō is derived from ex- (prefix meaning ‘out, away’) + eō (“to go”) (ultimately from ). The English word is cognate with Italian esito, Portuguese êxito, Spanish éxito. Doublet of ejido and exitus. The verb is derived from the noun.

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