quit

kwɪt
quitting
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Verb

1.

action

tr./intr.
stop doing an activity or task
tr./intr.
  • She decided to quit smoking for her health.Sie beschloss, mit dem Rauchen aufzuhören, um ihrer Gesundheit willen.
2.

determination

intr.
give up in the face of defeat
intr.
  • He quit the game after losing several times.Er gab das Spiel auf, nachdem er mehrmals verloren hatte.
3.

employment

tr./intr.
leave a job or position permanently
tr./intr.
  • He quit his job to travel the world.Er kündigte seinen Job, um die Welt zu bereisen.
4.

technology

tr./intr.TECH.
close an application on a computer
tr./intr.TECH.
  • Please quit the program before shutting down the computer.Bitte beenden Sie das Programm, bevor Sie den Computer herunterfahren.

Noun

1.

leaver

Rare
person who leaves a job or activity
Rare
Aussteiger mAbgänger m
  • The team was disappointed with the quit of their best player.Das Team war enttäuscht über den Aussteiger ihres besten Spielers.
2.

cessation

Rare
the act of stopping an activity
Rare
  • After years of smoking, he finally made a quit.Nach Jahren des Rauchens machte er endlich einen Schlussstrich.

Adjective

released

Dated
free from obligation or duty
Dated
frei entbunden
  • He felt quit of his responsibilities after resigning..Nach seinem Rücktritt fühlte er sich von seinen Pflichten entbunden
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Expressions with quit: examples in English and translations in German

Bleib lieber bei deinem Job
Don't quit your day job; stick to what you know best!
aufhören, solange man im Vorteil ist
rechtzeitig aufhören
You should quit while ahead before you start losing money.
aufhören, solange man vorne liegt
After three successful rounds, he chose to quit while he was ahead.
aufhören, solange du vorne liegst
aufhören, solange du im Vorteil bist
He decided to quit while you're ahead and left the casino.
auf einen Schlag aufhören
plötzlich aufhören
She quit cold turkey and never looked back.
aufhören, solange man gewinnt
aufhören, solange man vorne liegt
He decided to quit while you're winning at the poker table.

Synonyms and analogies of quit in English

Examples of quit in a sentence

  • They decided to quit the project early.
  • She decided to quit after failing the exam twice.
  • He quit the race when he realized he couldn't win.
  • She decided to quit after the unfair treatment.
  • Many employees quit during the company's restructuring.
  • You need to quit the browser to apply updates.

Translations of "quit" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Verb
beendenv.

After waiting for a minute, I chose to force quit the unresponsive software.

Nach einer Minute beschloss ich, das nicht reagierende Programm zwangsweise zu beenden.

aufhörenv.

If you're not interested in the project, you might just as well quit now.

Wenn du kein Interesse an dem Projekt hast, kannst du ebensogut jetzt aufhören.

Adjective / Participle
gekündigtadj./pp.

He's up to his neck in alligators after his colleague suddenly quit yesterday.

Seit sein Kollege gestern gekündigt hat, steckt er bis über den Kopf in Arbeit.

aufgehörtpp.

Middle-age spread hit him suddenly after he quit playing weekend football.

Sein Hüftgold kam plötzlich, nachdem er mit dem Fußball am Wochenende aufgehört hatte.

Noun
dieBeendigungnf.

His son quit school before he even finished middle school.

Sein Sohn ging vor Beendigung der Mittelschule von der Schule ab.

dieAufgabenf.

You cannot always quit your job when you get a boring task.

Sie können nicht immer die Arbeit wechseln, wenn Sie eine langweilige Aufgabe bekommen.

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quit: Examples and translations in context

After the force quit, the application restarted smoothly without issues.

Nach dem erzwungenen Beenden startete die Anwendung reibungslos ohne Probleme neu.

Doing a force quit quickly resolved the issues I faced with my software.

Ein erzwungenes Beenden hat die Probleme mit meiner Software schnell gelöst.

A force quit is often necessary in troubleshooting malfunctioning apps.

Ein erzwungenes Beenden ist oft notwendig, um fehlerhafte Apps zu beheben.

During the demonstration, he performed a force quit on the unresponsive application.

Während der Vorführung führte er ein erzwungenes Beenden der nicht reagierenden Anwendung durch.

After a force quit, I noticed my computer performed better.

Nach einem erzwungenen Beenden bemerkte ich, dass mein Computer besser lief.

I often need to force quit games that crash unexpectedly.

Ich muss oft Spiele zwangsweise beenden, die unerwartet abstürzen.

To troubleshoot, I will force quit the software and reopen it.

Zur Fehlersuche werde ich die Software zwangsweise beenden und neu öffnen.

Take strictly according to instructions, you can not quit abruptly.

Nehmen Sie streng nach Anleitung, Sie können nicht abrupt beenden.

See also:

quit cold turkeyquit ofnotice to quitrage quit
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