Meaning & use
quit
To stop doing something, or to leave a job, activity, or place permanently.
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She decided to quit her job after landing a better offer elsewhere.
He finally quit smoking for good after three failed attempts over the years.
A note on using this word
Quit is one of the few English verbs that keeps the same form in the past tense in American English ('quit'), though British English sometimes uses 'quitted'.
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