Quit and Try

Quit

Quit verb - To give up (a job or office).

Try is an antonym for quit.

Nearby Words: quitting, quitter, quits, quitted

Try

Try verb - To make an effort to do.
Usage example: will try to call later tonight

Quit is an antonym for try.

Nearby Words: tried, trying

Common collocations

life quit life try life
job quit job try job
team quit team try team
series quit series try series
Other words: case, time, way, level, money, game, war, times.

Both words in one sentence

  • However, you can quit and try again next year, but this also makes your teammates fail.
  • Manga / Rurouni Kenshin In order to try and quit being detracted he tries to dismiss it as nothing, right before finding Sanosuke who was attacked by the same fighter from his dream.
  • Video Game / FATE Continuing Is Painful: When the player character dies, they have four options: give up some experience and fame to continue, lose some gold and get teleported, drop all gold and get teleported, or quit and try from the last save point.
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