Kilo Lingo

/ˈeksɪt/

Line drawing of exit
Coloured illustration of exit
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Translation

The door or way you use to leave a place; also, to leave.

Word origin

From Latin exit, he or she goes out, from exire, to go out; first used in English as a stage direction in plays.

Origin
Latin
Root
exire
English cognates
transit

Grammar

Gender
Pluralexits

Examples

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An "exit" is the way out of a building or room.

motorway.

On a road, an "exit" is where cars can leave it.

rear .

"Exit" can also be a verb meaning to leave.

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This word is part of lesson 48.