Words / B1

KWIT/kwɪt/

Quit means to stop doing a job or a habit, or to leave a place or activity. Resign is the formal twin for a job; give up is close for a habit. Saturday jobs: quitting still needs notice on the rota; mocks are not an instant walk-out.

Meaning

To stop doing a job or a habit, or to leave a place or activity.

Examples

• “He quit the Saturday job when mocks started; the rota still needed two weeks of notice.”
• “Quit-smoking support is through the GP, not a vape from the high street as a plan.”

Good to know

quit a job / quit smoking. Close (job): resign. Close (habit): give up / stop. Past: quit (not quitted in UK exams). Work / NHS. Mix-up: quiet means not noisy.

Near in meaning

stop, resign, give up

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