EXIT


Meaning of EXIT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ egzɪt, eksɪt ]

( exits, exiting, exited)

1.

The exit is the door through which you can leave a public building.

He picked up the case and walked towards the exit...

There’s a fire exit by the downstairs ladies room.

N-COUNT

2.

An exit on a motorway or highway is a place where traffic can leave it.

Take the A422 exit at Old Stratford.

N-COUNT : with supp

3.

If you refer to someone’s exit , you are referring to the way that they left a room or building, or the fact that they left it. ( FORMAL )

I made a hasty exit and managed to open the gate.

= departure

N-COUNT : usu adj N

4.

If you refer to someone’s exit , you are referring to the way that they left a situation or activity, or the fact that they left it. ( FORMAL )

...after England’s exit from the European Championship...

They suggested that she make a dignified exit in the interest of the party.

= departure

N-COUNT : oft N from n

5.

If you exit from a room or building, you leave it. ( FORMAL )

She exits into the tropical storm...

As I exited the final display, I entered a hexagonal room...

She walked into the front door of a store and exited from the rear.

VERB : V , V n , V from n

6.

If you exit a computer program or system, you stop running it. ( COMPUTING )

I can open other applications without having to exit WordPerfect.

VERB : V n

Exit is also a noun.

Press Exit to return to your document.

N-SING

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне.