Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

exit

/ˈeɪɡzɪt/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.35 in modern English

Syllables
ex-it
IPA
/ˈeɪɡzɪt/
11
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An act of going out or going away, or leaving; a departure.

noun

An act of going out or going away, or leaving; a departure.

noun

A way out.

noun

A way out.

noun

The act of departing from life; death.

verb

To go out or go away from a place or situation; to depart, to leave.

Intransitive verb

verb

To go out or go away from a place or situation; to depart, to leave.

Intransitive verb

verb

To depart from life; to die.

Intransitive verb

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Latin eō Latin exeō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin exitusder. Middle English exit English exit From Middle English exit, from Latin exitus (“departure, going out; way by which one may go out, egress; (figuratively) conclusion, termination; (figuratively) death; income, revenue”), from exeō (“to depart, exit; to avoid, evade; (figuratively) to escape; of time: to expire, run out”) + -tus (suffix forming action nouns from verbs). Exeō is derived from ex- (prefix meaning ‘out, away’) + eō (“to go”) (ultimately from ). The English word is cognate with Italian esito, Portuguese êxito, Spanish éxito. Doublet of ejido and exitus. The verb is derived from the noun.

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Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈeɪɡzɪt/
  • British English: /ˈɛksɪt/

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Questions

How do you pronounce exit?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈeɪɡzɪt/.
What does exit mean?
An act of going out or going away, or leaving; a departure.
Where does exit come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce exit

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