exit

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noun

1 way out

ADJECTIVE

▪ back, rear

▪ side

▪ east, south, etc.

▪

He left through the south exit.

▪ main

▪

I walked through the school's main exit.

▪ airport, school, etc.

▪ emergency, fire

▪ the nearest

▪

She headed for the nearest exit.

▪ secret

▪

I remember that there's a secret exit here.

VERB + EXIT

▪ head for, make for

▪ bolt for, make a beeline for, make a dash for, run for, rush for

▪ reach

▪ bar, block

▪

Do not leave bags lying around which could block the emergency exits.

▪ guard, watch

▪ seal, seal off

EXIT + NOUN

▪ sign

▪ door, gate, point

▪ route

PREPOSITION

▪ to the exit, towards/toward the exit

▪

They moved towards/toward the exits.

▪ exit from

▪

the exit from the hall

▪ exit to

▪

an exit to the street

2 act of leaving

ADJECTIVE

▪ fast, hasty, quick, rapid, speedy, swift

▪ abrupt, sudden

▪

Carole's abrupt exit from their lives

▪ easy

▪

emergency doors providing for easy exit in the event of a fire

▪ dignified

▪ graceful

▪

She was trying to make a graceful exit from public life.

▪ grand

▪

Then we made our grand exit.

▪ dramatic

▪

The students made a dramatic exit toward the end of his speech.

▪ early, premature

▪

her early exit from the tournament, in only the second round

▪ mass

▪ play-off (AmE, sports)

▪

The team is likely to make a quick play-off exit.

▪ first-round, second-round, etc. (sports)

VERB + EXIT

▪ make

▪

She turned on her heel and made what she hoped was a dignified exit.

EXIT + NOUN

▪ visa

▪ poll

▪

Exit polls showed that more than 70% of voters opposed the proposal.

▪ plan, strategy

▪

He was searching for an exit strategy.

▪ exam (AmE)

▪

You have to pass the exit exam in order to graduate.

▪ interview (esp. AmE)

▪

We go back and look at our exit interviews as to why people leave.

PREPOSITION

▪ exit from

▪

a mass exit of members from the party

3 for traffic ⇨ See also ↑junction

ADJECTIVE

▪ freeway, highway, interstate (all in the US)

▪ motorway (in the UK)

▪ northbound, southbound, etc. (BrE)

▪ the next

▪

I pulled off the road at the next exit.

VERB + EXIT

▪ get off at (AmE), take

▪

You need to get off at the next exit.

▪

Take the first exit over the bridge.

EXIT + NOUN

▪ ramp (esp. AmE)

▪ point

▪

the number of entry and exit points on the main road network

PREPOSITION

▪ exit for

▪

The driver took the exit for LaGuardia.

▪ exit to

▪

They took the exit to the hospital.

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verb

Exit is used with these nouns as the object: ↑bankruptcy, ↑car, ↑carriage, ↑elevator, ↑restroom, ↑room, ↑train, ↑vehicle