quit

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de cesser, d'abandonner ou de renoncer à une activité, un travail, une habitude ou un lieu.

A verb used to indicate the act of leaving, stopping, or giving up an activity, job, or habit.

verbe irrégulier

1. Resign from a jobA2formal

   To voluntarily leave a job or position.

   Démissionner d'un emploi

   • She quit her job to start her own business.
   • He decided to quit after working there for ten years.
   • Many employees quit due to poor working conditions.

   Synonymesgive noticeleaveresignstep down

   Antonymescontinueremainstay

2. Stop doing somethingA2informal

   To cease or discontinue an activity or habit.

   cesser de faire quelque chose

   • I quit smoking last year.
   • He quit playing video games to focus on his studies.
   • She quit drinking coffee for a month.

   Synonymesabandonceasedesistdiscontinuedropendforgogive uphaltstop

   Antonymescontinuekeepmaintainperseverepersistsustain

3. Leave a placeB1informal

   To depart from or abandon a location.

   quitter un lieu

   • They quit the party early because it was boring.
   • He quit the room in anger.
   • We quit the beach when the storm started.

   Synonymesabandondepartexitgoleavevacatewithdraw

   Antonymesarriveremainstay