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EKS-it/ˈeksɪt/

An exit is the door or way out of a building, cinema, or motorway. Follow the exit signs; the emergency exit. Countable: an exit, exits. The entrance is the way in. Not exist (to be real) — similar spelling.

Meaning

The door or way out of a place.

Examples

• “The exit is next to the stairs.”
• “Where is the nearest exit?”
• “Please leave by the side exit.”

Good to know

an exit (way out). Contrast: entrance (way in). emergency exit. Mix-up: exist.

Near in meaning

way out

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