exit

S2 W2

BrE /ˈeksɪt/ AmE /ˈɛksɪt/

noun / verb en → es

1 WAY OUT [countable] A2

a door or passage that leads out of a building, room, vehicle, etc.

salida, puerta de salida

  • the exit from/to somewhere

Collocations emergency exit · exit sign

  • Please use the emergency exit.

    Por favor, utilice la salida de emergencia.

2 LEAVE [intransitive] A1

to go out of a place or leave it

salir, abandonar

  • exit from somewhere

Collocations exit the building · exit the room

  • We need to exit the building quickly.

    Necesitamos salir del edificio rápidamente.

3 COMPUTER [intransitive] B1

to stop using a computer program or system and return to the main menu or desktop

salir, cerrar una aplicación

  • exit from something

Collocations exit a program · exit the system

  • Click on 'Exit' to close the application.

    Haga clic en 'Salir' para cerrar la aplicación.

4 END [intransitive] B1

to come to an end or finish

terminar, finalizar

  • exit with something

Collocations the meeting exited with a decision · the event exited with applause

  • The meeting exited with a unanimous decision.

    La reunión terminó con una decisión unánime.

5 BUSINESS [intransitive] B2

to leave a business or organization, especially because you are no longer needed there

abandonar, salir de una empresa

  • exit from something

Collocations exit a company · exit the market

  • He decided to exit the company.

    Decidió abandonar la empresa.

6 FINANCE [intransitive] B2

to sell all your shares or investments in a company, especially because you think it will not do well in the future

vender acciones, retirarse de una inversión

  • exit from something

Collocations exit a stock · exit the market

  • Investors are exiting the market.

    Los inversores están retirándose del mercado.

7 GAME [intransitive] B2

to leave a game or competition, especially because you do not want to continue playing

abandonar un juego, salir de una competencia

  • exit from something

Collocations exit a game · exit the competition

  • She decided to exit the game.

    Decidió abandonar el juego.

8 PROGRAMMING [transitive] C1

in programming, a command that stops the execution of a program or function and returns control to the calling program or function

salir de un programa, terminar una función

  • exit with something

Collocations exit a loop · exit the function

  • The program exits with an error message.

    El programa termina con un mensaje de error.