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# exit

noun (an exit, exits); verb (exit, exits, exited, exiting)

«exit» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A door or way out of a building, room, vehicle or motorway. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exit/#m1)
2. The act of leaving: "He made a quick exit." [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exit/#m2)
3. As a verb, to go out or leave, or to close a program on a computer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exit/#m3)

### In the lessons

In fire safety, you learn where the emergency exits are and follow green "Exit" signs (or red in the USA). In computing, you exit a game or program. In plays, "exit" in the script means a character leaves the stage. Phrases: emergency exit, fire exit, exit sign, take the exit, exit the game.

### Examples

- Use the fire exit in an emergency. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exit/#x1)
- Never block an exit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exit/#x2)
- Follow the exit signs to leave. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exit/#x3)
- Take the next exit off the highway. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exit/#x4)
- Exit the game and save your work. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exit/#x5)
- The cinema has two exits. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exit/#x6)
- At the exit of the wood the lion stood still, and the Prince took leave of him, having first thanked him warmly for his kind protection. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exit/#x7)

### Note

Use "an": an exit. Countable. The opposite is "entrance". Safety: when you go into a new building, cinema or plane, look for the nearest exit. Exit doors must be kept clear.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «exit» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exit/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«exit» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/exit.html) on Mova free.