exit

noun
ex·it
/ˈɛksɪt/

An act of going out or going away, or leaving; a departure.

Example

“He made his exit at the opportune time.”

Other meanings

The action of an actor leaving a scene or the stage.
An opening or passage through which one can go from inside a place (such as a building, a room, or a vehicle) to the outside; an egress.

Synonyms

issue
outlet
way out

Example sentences

“No exit is possible, since the problem remains!”
Tatoeba · AmarMecheri · CC0
“This is the fire exit.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
“Did we pass the exit?”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Latin "exitus".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “exit” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.