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From Middle English quiten, quyten, from Anglo-Norman quitter, Old French quitter, from quitte (“acquitted, quit”), ultimately from Latin quietus, which itself derives from Proto-Indo-European *kwyéh1-ti-s, from *kwyeh1- (“to rest”). Doublet of coy, quite, quiet, and quietus. Compare Dutch kwijten (“to quit”), German Low German quitten (“to quit”), German quitten, quittieren, Danish kvitte, Swedish qvitta, kvitta (“to quit, leave, set off”), Icelandic kvitta.

Probably of imitative origin.

155 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: напускам (napuskam) — to leave
• Bulgarian: зарязвам (zarjazvam) — to leave
• Catalan: sortir — to leave
• Catalan: eixir — to leave
• Central Atlas Tamazight: fel — to leave
• Chinese Mandarin: 走 (zǒu) — to leave
• Chinese Mandarin: 離開 /离开 (líkāi) — to leave
• Czech: opustit — to leave
• Dutch: verlaten — to leave
• Esperanto: forlasi — to leave
• Finnish: lähteä — to leave
• Finnish: poistua — to leave
• Finnish: jättää — to leave
• French: quitter — to leave
• German: verlassen — to leave
• Hindi: छोड़ना (choṛnā) — to leave
• Hungarian: otthagy — to leave
• Italian: lasciare — to leave
• Japanese: 去る (saru) — to leave
• Māori: whakatahi — to leave
• Marathi: सोडून जाणे (soḍūn jāṇe) — to leave
• Portuguese: sair — to leave
• Portuguese: abandonar — to leave
• Romanian: pleca — to leave
• Romanian: lăsa — to leave
• Romanian: părăsi — to leave
• Russian: уходи́ть (uxodítʹ) — to leave
• Russian: уйти́ (ujtí) — to leave
• Scottish Gaelic: falbh — to leave
• Slovene: zapustiti — to leave
• Spanish: salir — to leave
• Spanish: abandonar — to leave
• Spanish: dejar — to leave
• Swedish: lämna — to leave
• Telugu: వదలివెళ్ళు (vadaliveḷḷu) — to leave
• Thai: ออก (ɔ̀ɔk) — to leave
• Ottoman Turkish: براقمق (bırakmak) — to leave
• Ukrainian: іти́ (itý) — to leave
• Ukrainian: йти́ (jtý) — to leave
• Ukrainian: піти́ (pitý) — to leave
• Urdu: چھوڑنا (choṛnā) — to leave
• Yiddish: אַוועקוואַרפֿן (avekvarfn) — to leave
• Arabic: تَخَلَّى عَن (taḵallā ʕan) — to give up, stop doing something
• Arabic: تَوَقَّفَ (tawaqqafa) — to give up, stop doing something
• Arabic: حَبَسَ (ḥabasa) — to give up, stop doing something
• Arabic: حبس (ḥbas) — to give up, stop doing something
• Arabic: صهر (ṣhar) — to give up, stop doing something
• Azerbaijani: tərgitmək — to give up, stop doing something
• Bulgarian: спирам (spiram) — to give up, stop doing something
• Bulgarian: преставам (prestavam) — to give up, stop doing something
• Catalan: deixar — to give up, stop doing something
• Catalan: aturar — to give up, stop doing something
• Chinese Mandarin: 放棄 /放弃 (fàngqì) — to give up, stop doing something
• Czech: přestat — to give up, stop doing something
• Czech: skončit — to give up, stop doing something
• Dutch: ophouden met — to give up, stop doing something
• Dutch: stoppen met — to give up, stop doing something
• Dutch: opgeven — to give up, stop doing something
• Esperanto: ĉesi — to give up, stop doing something
• Esperanto: rezigni — to give up, stop doing something
• Finnish: lopettaa — to give up, stop doing something
• Finnish: lakata — to give up, stop doing something
• Finnish: luovuttaa — to give up, stop doing something
• Finnish: luopua — to give up, stop doing something
• French: arrêter — to give up, stop doing something
• French: abandonner — to give up, stop doing something
• German: aufhören — to give up, stop doing something
• German: aufgeben — to give up, stop doing something
• German: sein lassen — to give up, stop doing something
• Hungarian: abbahagy — to give up, stop doing something
• Italian: smettere — to give up, stop doing something
• Italian: abbandonare — to give up, stop doing something
• Japanese: 止める (yameru) — to give up, stop doing something
• Khmer: លះបង់ (leah bɑŋ) — to give up, stop doing something
• Khmer: ឈប់ (chup) — to give up, stop doing something
• Korean: 그만두다 (geumanduda) — to give up, stop doing something
• Latin: linquō — to give up, stop doing something
• Māori: whakamutu — to give up, stop doing something
• Marathi: सोडणे (soḍṇe) — to give up, stop doing something
• Norwegian: slutte — to give up, stop doing something
• Portuguese: parar — to give up, stop doing something
• Portuguese: desistir — to give up, stop doing something
• Russian: броса́ть (brosátʹ) — to give up, stop doing something
• Russian: бро́сить (brósitʹ) — to give up, stop doing something
• Scottish Gaelic: sguir de — to give up, stop doing something
• Slovene: končati — to give up, stop doing something
• Slovene: nehati — to give up, stop doing something
• Slovene: obupati — to give up, stop doing something
• Spanish: dejar [de] — to give up, stop doing something
• Spanish: parar — to give up, stop doing something
• Spanish: cuitear — to give up, stop doing something
• Spanish: quitear — to give up, stop doing something
• Spanish: abandonar — to give up, stop doing something
• Spanish: rendirse — to give up, stop doing something
• Spanish: abandonarse — to give up, stop doing something
• Spanish: darse por vencido — to give up, stop doing something
• Swedish: sluta — to give up, stop doing something
• Swedish: sluta upp — to give up, stop doing something
• Swedish: upphöra — to give up, stop doing something
• Swedish: höra upp — to give up, stop doing something
• Telugu: వదలిపెట్టు (vadalipeṭṭu) — to give up, stop doing something
• Telugu: వదులుకొను (vadulukonu) — to give up, stop doing something
• Thai: เลิก (lə̂ək) — to give up, stop doing something
• Turkish: bırakmak — to give up, stop doing something
• Ottoman Turkish: براقمق (bırakmak) — to give up, stop doing something
• Ukrainian: залиша́ти (zalyšáty) — to give up, stop doing something
• Ukrainian: залиши́ти (zalyšýty) — to give up, stop doing something
• Ukrainian: зали́шити (zalýšyty) — to give up, stop doing something
• Ukrainian: полиша́ти (polyšáty) — to give up, stop doing something
• Ukrainian: полиши́ти (polyšýty) — to give up, stop doing something
• Ukrainian: поли́шити (polýšyty) — to give up, stop doing something
• Vietnamese: bỏ — to give up, stop doing something
• Bulgarian: напускам (napuskam) — to resign
• Catalan: dimitir — to resign
• Chinese Mandarin: 辭去 /辞去 (cíqù) — to resign
• Chinese Mandarin: 辭職 /辞职 (cízhí) — to resign
• Esperanto: demisii — to resign
• Finnish: ottaa lopputili — to resign
• Finnish: erota — to resign
• French: démissionner — to resign
• German: kündigen — to resign
• Greek: παραιτούμαι (paraitoúmai) — to resign
• Hebrew: התפטר (hitpatér) — to resign
• Hebrew: פרש (parásh) — to resign
• Hungarian: felmond — to resign
• Italian: licenziarsi — to resign
• Italian: dimettersi — to resign
• Japanese: 辞任する (jinin suru) — to resign
• Japanese: 辞職する (jishoku suru) — to resign
• Japanese: 辞める (yameru) — to resign
• Khmer: ឈប់ពីតំណែង (chup pii tɑmnaeŋ) — to resign
• Māori: rīhaina — to resign
• Portuguese: desempregar-se — to resign
• Portuguese: demitir-se — to resign
• Portuguese: despedir-se — to resign
• Romanian: demisiona — to resign
• Russian: увольня́ться (uvolʹnjátʹsja) — to resign
• Russian: уво́литься (uvólitʹsja) — to resign
• Spanish: dimitir [de] — to resign
• Spanish: renunciar [a] — to resign
• Spanish: dejar — to resign
• Swedish: sluta — to resign
• Thai: ลาออก (laa-ɔ̀ɔk) — to resign
• Turkish: istifa etmek — to resign
• Ukrainian: звільня́тися (zvilʹnjátysja) — to resign
• Ukrainian: звільни́тися (zvilʹnýtysja) — to resign
• Vietnamese: từ chức — to resign
• Vietnamese: bỏ việc — to resign
• Vietnamese: thôi việc — to resign
• Bulgarian: затварям (zatvarjam) — (computing) to close an application
• Central Atlas Tamazight: rgel — (computing) to close an application
• Hungarian: kilép — (computing) to close an application
• Māori: waiho — (computing) to close an application
• Spanish: cerrar — (computing) to close an application
• Spanish: salir [de] — (computing) to close an application