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- pronunciation:
- eIg
ziht
[or]
ek
siht
- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a way out.
- synonyms:
- egress
- antonyms:
- entrance, entranceway, entry, entryway
- similar words:
- door, doorway, escape, fire escape, gate, way
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| definition 2: |
the act of going out; departure.
- synonyms:
- departure, egress, going, leave, leaving
- antonyms:
- advent, arrival, entrance, entry
- similar words:
- escape, exodus, passage
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| definition 3: |
in theater, the departure of an actor from the stage.
- antonyms:
- entrance
- similar words:
- departure
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| definition 4: |
one of the designated places where vehicles can leave an expressway or other major road.
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| related words: |
death, leave |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
exits, exiting, exited |
| definition 1: |
to go out; depart.
- synonyms:
- depart, go, leave, split
- antonyms:
- arrive, enter
- similar words:
- issue, retreat, withdraw
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| definition 2: |
as a direction in a theater or film script, to leave the stage or scene (usu. prec. or fol. by the character's name).
Exit the WITCHES.- antonyms:
- enter
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| related words: |
escape, leave, split |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition: |
to go out from; leave.
The crowd slowly exited the theater.
- synonyms:
- depart, leave, quit
- antonyms:
- enter
- similar words:
- vacate, withdraw from
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| related words: |
escape |
The word exit
contains the following parts:
ex-
Latin
prefix
that means out, out of, away from
  More about this word part:
The prefix ex-
was a Latin preposition and prefix and occurs in English in Latin loanwords, such as exit
and expel
. It has multiple forms, as the 'x' sound in ex-
assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See its assimilated forms e-, ef-, and es-. ex-
is also used in the formation of English words such as "ex-partner," where it means "formerly having the status of."
Example words:
exceed, excel, excellent, exclude, exhaust, exit, expedition, expel, expensive, export, extract
- synonyms:
- extr-, extra-, exter-
it, itiner
Latin
root
that means journey, road
Example words:
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