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1. (v.i.) resign
to give up an office or position (often fol. by from).
2. resign
to submit; yield:
to resign before the inevitable.
3. (v.t.) resign
to give up (an office, position, etc.), often formally.
4. resign
to relinquish (a right, claim, etc.).
5. resign
to submit (oneself, one's mind, etc.) without resistance.
Etymology: (1325–75; ME < MF resigner < L resignāre to open, release, cancel =re-re - +signāre to mark, seal, sign)
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| Definition of 'resign' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) vacate, resign, renounce, give up
leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
"She vacated the position when she got pregnant"; "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds"
2. (verb) leave office, quit, step down, resign
give up or retire from a position
"The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month"; "The chairman resigned over the financial scandal"
3. (verb) release, relinquish, resign, free, give up
part with a possession or right
"I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne"
4. (verb) resign, reconcile, submit
accept as inevitable
"He resigned himself to his fate"
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1. (verb) resign
to state officially that you are going to leave your job
He threatened to resign.; He resigned his position as chairman.
2. resign
resign yourself
to accept that sth bad or unpleasant will happen
She resigned herself to the fact that she had to marry him.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) resign
to sign back; to return by a formal act; to yield to another; to surrender; -- said especially of office or emolument. Hence, to give up; to yield; to submit; -- said of the wishes or will, or of something valued; -- also often used reflexively
2. (verb) resign
to relinquish; to abandon
3. (verb) resign
to commit to the care of; to consign
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Sense: to leave a job etc
If he criticizes my work again I'll resign; He resigned (from) his post.
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 Afrikaans: bedank |
 Arabic: يَسْتَقيل |
 Bulgarian: подавам оставка |
 Brazilian: demitir-se |
 Czech: odstoupit, vzdát se |
 German: aufgeben |
 Danish: tage sin afsked |
 Greek: παραιτούμαι |
 Spanish: dimitir |
 Estonian: (töölt) lahkuma |
 Farsi: استعفا دادن؛ کناره گیری ک |
 Finnish: irtisanoutua |
 French: démissionner |
 Hebrew: לִהתפַּטֵר |
 Hindi: छोड़ देना |
 Croatian: dati (podnijeti) ostavku |
 Hungarian: lemond |
 Indonesian: mengundurkan diri |
 Icelandic: segja upp |
 Italian: dimettersi |
 Japanese: 辞職する |
 Korean: 사임하다 |
 Lithuanian: atsistatydinti |
 Latvian: iesniegt atlūgumu; atkāpt |
 Malay: melepaskan jawatan |
 Dutch: ontslag nemen |
 Norwegian: si opp, gå av, melde seg |
 Polish: ustąpić |
 Persian: استعفا دادن؛ کناره گیری ک |
 Pashto: استعفا،لري كيدل |
 Portuguese: demitir-se |
 Romanian: a demisiona |
 Russian: уйти с работы/в отставку |
 Slovak: odstúpiť, vzdať sa |
 Slovenian: dati odpoved |
 Serbian: dati ostavku |
 Swedish: avgå |
 Thai: ลาออก |
 Turkish: istifa etmek |
 Taiwanese: 辭職 |
 Ukrainian: відмовлятися |
 Urdu: استعفیٰ دینا |
 Vietnamese: từ chức |
 Chinese: 辞职 |
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