{
    "term": "exit",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a way out of a public building or vehicle",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Where's the exit?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "There is a **fire exit** on each floor of the building."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The **emergency exit** is at the back of the bus."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He left through the south exit."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I remember that there's a secret exit here."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I walked through the school's main exit."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She headed for the nearest exit."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They moved to the exits."
                },
                {
                    "text": "an exit to the street"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Buildings"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["back", "rear", "side"],
                "verb + exit": ["head for", "make for", "bolt for"],
                "exit + noun": ["sign", "door", "gate"],
                "preposition": ["to the exit", "towards/​toward the exit", "exit from"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a place where vehicles can leave a road to join another road",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Leave the roundabout at the second exit."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Take the exit for Brno."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I pulled off the road at the next exit."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Take the first exit over the bridge."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They took the exit to the hospital."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Traffic lights control the exit from the M8 at Newbridge."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You need to get off at the next exit."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the number of entry and exit points on the main road network"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Transport by car or lorry"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["freeway", "highway", "interstate"],
                "verb + exit": ["get off at", "take"],
                "exit + noun": ["ramp", "point"],
                "preposition": ["exit for", "exit to"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "an act of leaving, especially of an actor from the stage",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The heroine **made her exit** to great applause."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He made a quick exit to avoid meeting them."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She turned on her heel and made what she hoped was a dignified exit."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The students made a dramatic exit toward the end of his speech."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I made my exit as discreetly as possible."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The dancers made their exits and entrances with perfect timing."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We go back and look at our exit interviews as to why people leave."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Film and theatre"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["fast", "hasty", "quick"],
                "verb + exit": ["make"],
                "exit + noun": ["visa", "poll", "plan"],
                "preposition": ["exit from"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "the fact of leaving a particular situation or activity",
            "sensetop": "exit from something",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They were disappointed by the team's early exit from the World Cup.",
                    "contextForm": "exit from something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was trying to make a graceful exit from public life."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her sudden exit from the proceedings was a mystery."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a mass exit of members from the party"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈeksɪt//ˈeɡzɪt/",
                "audio": "ex/exit/exit__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈeksɪt//ˈeɡzɪt/",
                "audio": "ex/exit/exit__us_1_rr.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "mid 16th cent. (as a stage direction): from Latin exit ‘he or she goes out’, third person singular present tense of exire, from ex- ‘out’ + ire ‘go’. The noun (late 16th cent.) is from Latin exitus ‘going out’, from the verb exire, and the other verb uses (early 17th cent.) derive from it."
}