Irregular verbs  Regular verbs

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quit, quits, quitting

Synonyms: resign, leave, depart, abandon, cease

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Antonyms: persist, continue, remain, persevere, begin

The Verb Quit – Definition, Usage, and Clarification


The verb quit is a common irregular verb meaning to stop doing an action or to leave a job, school, or place permanently. It often implies a sense of finality.


VERB FORMS


■ Base Form: quit
■ Past Simple: quit (or quitted)
■ Past Participle: quit (or quitted)
■ Present Participle/Gerund: quitting


USAGE AND CONTEXT


'Quit' is a direct and strong verb used in various contexts, from professional life to personal habits.


1. Leaving a Job or Role
This is one of its most frequent uses, synonymous with 'resign.'


■ Employment: 'She quit her job last week to start her own business.'
■ Role: 'After a disagreement, he quit the band.'


2. Stopping an Activity or Habit
This refers to ceasing an action, often one that is difficult to stop.


■ Habit: 'My doctor advised me to quit smoking.'
■ Effort: 'The race was difficult, but she refused to quit.'


3. Computing
In a computing context, 'quit' means to close an application or program.


■ Software: 'Don't forget to save your document before you quit the program.'


ℹ IMPORTANT: VERB FORMS AND USAGE


■ 'Quit' vs. 'Quitted': The past tense and past participle form is overwhelmingly quit in modern English, especially in the US. The form quitted is very rare, considered archaic by many, though it can occasionally be found in British English. For most uses, quit is the correct choice for all tenses.


■ Verb Pattern (Quit + Gerund): When 'quit' is followed by another verb, that verb must be in the gerund (-ing) form.
■ Correct: 'He quit playing video games.'
■ Incorrect: 'He quit to play video games.'


■ Common Phrase - 'Call it quits': This idiom means to agree to stop doing something. Example: 'We've been arguing for an hour, let's just call it quits.'