v.
(quits, quitting; past and past part. quitted or quit)
- leave, especially permanently.
- informal resign from (a job).
- informal, chiefly N. Amer. stop or discontinue.
-
(quit oneself)
archaic behave in a specified way.
adj.
(
quit of)
rid of.
Phrase
- quit hold of
archaic let go of.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. quiter (v.), quite (adj.), from L. quietus, past part. of quiescere ‘be still’, from quies ‘quiet’.