Quit
verb
Stop doing something or leave a place.
He decided to quit his job and travel the world.
Often appears as...
- quit smoking
- quit a job
verb
Stop an addiction.
She successfully managed to quit smoking.
Often appears as...
- quit drugs
- quit drinking
verb
Leave a place.
They quit the party early.
Often appears as...
- quit the town
- quit the country
verb
Stop using an application in computer.
If the program is not responding, you might need to force quit.
Often appears as...
- quit the program
- force quit
verb
To pay or repay something.
She quit her debt with her first paycheck.
Often appears as...
- quit a debt
- quit a loan
verb
Stop doing something or leave a place.
He decided to quit his job and travel the world.
Often appears as...
- quit smoking
- quit a job
verb
Stop an addiction.
She successfully managed to quit smoking.
Often appears as...
- quit drugs
- quit drinking
verb
Leave a place.
They quit the party early.
Often appears as...
- quit the town
- quit the country
verb
Stop using an application in computer.
If the program is not responding, you might need to force quit.
Often appears as...
- quit the program
- force quit
verb
To pay or repay something.
She quit her debt with her first paycheck.
Often appears as...
- quit a debt
- quit a loan
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/3Voluntary Action
Quitting often implies a personal choice to stop doing something.
She quit the band to focus on her studies.
Pro Tip 2/3Permanent Stop
Quitting suggests that you won't start again or return soon.
Once I quit caffeine, I slept better.
Pro Tip 3/3No Negative Connotation
Quitting isn't always bad; it can be positive, such as leaving a harmful habit.
He quit lying to his friends and felt relieved.
Pro Tip 1/3Voluntary Action
Quitting often implies a personal choice to stop doing something.
She quit the band to focus on her studies.
Pro Tip 2/3Permanent Stop
Quitting suggests that you won't start again or return soon.
Once I quit caffeine, I slept better.
Pro Tip 3/3No Negative Connotation
Quitting isn't always bad; it can be positive, such as leaving a harmful habit.
He quit lying to his friends and felt relieved.
Pro Tip 1/3Voluntary Action
Quitting often implies a personal choice to stop doing something.
She quit the band to focus on her studies.
Pro Tip 2/3Permanent Stop
Quitting suggests that you won't start again or return soon.
Once I quit caffeine, I slept better.
Pro Tip 3/3No Negative Connotation
Quitting isn't always bad; it can be positive, such as leaving a harmful habit.
He quit lying to his friends and felt relieved.
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Video examples
Drew Dudley: Everyday...
I know this is cheesy, and I don't know why I'm telling you this, but in that moment when everyone was laughing, I knew I shouldn't quit. I knew I was where I was supposed to be; I knew I was home. And I haven't spoken to you once in the four years since that day. But I heard that you were leaving, and I had to come and tell you you've been an incredibly important person in my life.
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Your body language may...
I was so afraid of being found out the next day that I called her and said, "I'm quitting." She was like, "You are not quitting, because I took a gamble on you, and you're staying. You're going to stay, and this is what you're going to do. You are going to fake it. You're going to do every talk that you ever get asked to do. You're just going to do it and do it and do it,
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Boniface Mwangi: The day...
I met women who had been raped, and it disturbed me, but the country never spoke about it. We pretended. We all became smart cowards. We decided to stay out of trouble and not talk about it. Ten months later, I quit my job. I said I could not stand it anymore. After quitting my job, I decided to organize my friends
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Chris Burkard: The joy...
when I told them at 19 I was quitting my job to pursue this dream blue skies, warm tropical beaches, and a tan that lasts all year long. I mean, to me, this was it. Life could not get any better. Sweating it out, shooting surfers in these exotic tourist destinations. But there was just this one problem.
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How Drones Are Helping...
Being an aerial cinematographer, I understand the magnitude of how big these natural disasters are getting now. So for me, it's you know most important, I think, is, setting aside this habitat for animals and trying to protect what we have remaining and quit logging them,
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My journey to yo-yo...
So I quit my company and started a career as a professional performer. I started to learn classic ballet, jazz dance, acrobatics and other things to make my performance better. As a result of these efforts, and the help of many others, it happened.
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How a Woman's Donated...
very emphatically and told me about her diseases and her history and I said well you're a walking pathology specimen not an Anatomy specimen we're trying to teach normal and you're not normal she wouldn't quit she just kept saying I
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A simple way to break a...
but added a twist? What if instead we just got really curious about what was happening in our momentary experience? I'll give you an example. In my lab, we studied whether mindfulness training could help people quit smoking.
Video examples
The real meaning of soul...
reach out into the world what then if we were to reach out to if we were to let go of that D that very definite article and quit thinking in terms of the soul as though it were a thing some interior
Video examples
How do cigarettes affect...
And quitting is getting easier, thanks to a growing arsenal of tools. Nicotine replacement therapy through gum, skin patches, lozenges, and sprays may help wean smokers off cigarettes.
Video examples
Drew Dudley: Everyday...
I know this is cheesy, and I don't know why I'm telling you this, but in that moment when everyone was laughing, I knew I shouldn't quit. I knew I was where I was supposed to be; I knew I was home. And I haven't spoken to you once in the four years since that day. But I heard that you were leaving, and I had to come and tell you you've been an incredibly important person in my life.
Video examples
Your body language may...
I was so afraid of being found out the next day that I called her and said, "I'm quitting." She was like, "You are not quitting, because I took a gamble on you, and you're staying. You're going to stay, and this is what you're going to do. You are going to fake it. You're going to do every talk that you ever get asked to do. You're just going to do it and do it and do it,
Video examples
Boniface Mwangi: The day...
I met women who had been raped, and it disturbed me, but the country never spoke about it. We pretended. We all became smart cowards. We decided to stay out of trouble and not talk about it. Ten months later, I quit my job. I said I could not stand it anymore. After quitting my job, I decided to organize my friends
Video examples
Chris Burkard: The joy...
when I told them at 19 I was quitting my job to pursue this dream blue skies, warm tropical beaches, and a tan that lasts all year long. I mean, to me, this was it. Life could not get any better. Sweating it out, shooting surfers in these exotic tourist destinations. But there was just this one problem.
Video examples
How Drones Are Helping...
Being an aerial cinematographer, I understand the magnitude of how big these natural disasters are getting now. So for me, it's you know most important, I think, is, setting aside this habitat for animals and trying to protect what we have remaining and quit logging them,
Video examples
My journey to yo-yo...
So I quit my company and started a career as a professional performer. I started to learn classic ballet, jazz dance, acrobatics and other things to make my performance better. As a result of these efforts, and the help of many others, it happened.
Video examples
How a Woman's Donated...
very emphatically and told me about her diseases and her history and I said well you're a walking pathology specimen not an Anatomy specimen we're trying to teach normal and you're not normal she wouldn't quit she just kept saying I
Video examples
A simple way to break a...
but added a twist? What if instead we just got really curious about what was happening in our momentary experience? I'll give you an example. In my lab, we studied whether mindfulness training could help people quit smoking.
Video examples
The real meaning of soul...
reach out into the world what then if we were to reach out to if we were to let go of that D that very definite article and quit thinking in terms of the soul as though it were a thing some interior
Video examples
How do cigarettes affect...
And quitting is getting easier, thanks to a growing arsenal of tools. Nicotine replacement therapy through gum, skin patches, lozenges, and sprays may help wean smokers off cigarettes.
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Eric Greitens
American Politician
I don't think many people want to say to themselves that they've quit. At the same time, we've all failed in our lives, we've all failed at different things in different ways and I think there's a lot to be said about facing that failure squarely.
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Emily Chang
American Journalist
I still ask myself the same questions every woman asks. Was it my fault? Did I say or do something to make him feel like such an advance was welcome? And like most women, I never told anyone. Instead, I just quit.
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Simon Sinek
English Author
Don't quit. Never give up trying to build the world you can see, even if others can't see it. Listen to your drum and your drum only. It's the one that makes the sweetest sound.
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Joyce Meyer
American Author
We will all fail in life, but nobody has to be a failure. Failing at a thing doesn't make you a failure. You are only a failure when you quit trying.
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Muhammad Ali
American Boxer
I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.
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George Carlin
American Comedian
Most people work just hard enough not to get fired and get paid just enough money not to quit.
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Christy Turlington
American Model
I would be very proud to have influenced anyone that I know or don't know to quit smoking.
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Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Roman Statesman
No man enjoys the true taste of life, but he who is ready and willing to quit it.
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Richard Selzer
American Author
If I quit surgery, I'd be afraid I'd dry up.
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Kate Gosselin
American Celebrity
I've never quit anything in my life.
Quote examples
Eric Greitens
American Politician
I don't think many people want to say to themselves that they've quit. At the same time, we've all failed in our lives, we've all failed at different things in different ways and I think there's a lot to be said about facing that failure squarely.
Quote examples
Emily Chang
American Journalist
I still ask myself the same questions every woman asks. Was it my fault? Did I say or do something to make him feel like such an advance was welcome? And like most women, I never told anyone. Instead, I just quit.
Quote examples
Simon Sinek
English Author
Don't quit. Never give up trying to build the world you can see, even if others can't see it. Listen to your drum and your drum only. It's the one that makes the sweetest sound.
Quote examples
Joyce Meyer
American Author
We will all fail in life, but nobody has to be a failure. Failing at a thing doesn't make you a failure. You are only a failure when you quit trying.
Quote examples
Muhammad Ali
American Boxer
I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.
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George Carlin
American Comedian
Most people work just hard enough not to get fired and get paid just enough money not to quit.
Quote examples
Christy Turlington
American Model
I would be very proud to have influenced anyone that I know or don't know to quit smoking.
Quote examples
Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Roman Statesman
No man enjoys the true taste of life, but he who is ready and willing to quit it.
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Richard Selzer
American Author
If I quit surgery, I'd be afraid I'd dry up.
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Kate Gosselin
American Celebrity
I've never quit anything in my life.
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