resign
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re·sign
(rĭ-zīn′)v. re·signed, re·sign·ing, re·signs
v.tr.
1. To submit (oneself) passively; accept as inevitable: I resigned myself to a long wait in line.
2. To give up (a position, for example), especially by formal notification.
3. To relinquish (a privilege, right, or claim). See Synonyms at relinquish.
v.intr.
To give up one's job or office; quit, especially by formal notification: resign from a board of directors.
[Middle English resignen, from Old French resigner, from Latin resignāre, to unseal : re-, re- + signāre, to seal (from signum, mark, seal; see sekw- in Indo-European roots).]
re·sign′er n.
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resign
(rɪˈzaɪn)vb
1. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) (when: intr, often foll by from) to give up tenure of (a job, office, etc)
2. (tr) to reconcile (oneself) to; yield: to resign oneself to death.
3. (tr) to give up (a right, claim, etc); relinquish: he resigned his claim to the throne.
[C14: from Old French resigner, from Latin resignāre to unseal, invalidate, destroy, from re- + signāre to seal; see sign]
reˈsigner n
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re•sign
(rɪˈzaɪn)v.i.
1. to give up an office or position (often fol. by from).
2. to submit; yield: to resign before the inevitable.
v.t. 3. to give up (an office, position, etc.), often formally.
4. to relinquish (a right, claim, etc.).
5. to submit (oneself, one's mind, etc.) without resistance.
[1325–75; Middle English < Middle French resigner < Latin resignāre to open, release, cancel =re- re- + signāre to mark, seal, sign]
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resign
– retire1. 'resign'
If someone resigns from their job, they leave it after saying that they do not want to do it any more. You can resign from your job at any age, and perhaps start another job soon afterwards.
A hospital administrator has resigned over claims he lied to get the job.
2. 'retire'
When someone retires, they leave their job and stop working, often because they have reached the age when they can get a pension. When professional sportsmen and women stop playing sport as their job, you can also say that they retire, even if they are fairly young.
At the age when most people retire, he is ready to face a new career.
I have decided to retire from Formula One racing at the end of the season
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resign
Past participle: resigned
Gerund: resigning
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| Verb | 1. | resign - 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" abdicate, renounce - give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations; "The King abdicated when he married a divorcee" leave office, step down, quit, 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" |
| 2. | 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" resign, vacate, 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" retire - go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position; "He retired at age 68" top out - give up one's career just as one becomes very successful; "The financial consultant topped out at age 40 because he was burned out" pull up stakes, depart, leave - remove oneself from an association with or participation in; "She wants to leave"; "The teenager left home"; "She left her position with the Red Cross"; "He left the Senate after two terms"; "after 20 years with the same company, she pulled up stakes" fall - lose office or power; "The government fell overnight"; "The Qing Dynasty fell with Sun Yat-sen" | |
| 3. | resign - part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne" hand, pass on, turn over, pass, reach, give - place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers" derequisition - release from government control | |
| 4. | resign - accept as inevitable; "He resigned himself to his fate" accept - consider or hold as true; "I cannot accept the dogma of this church"; "accept an argument" |
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resign
verb
resign yourself to something accept, reconcile yourself to, succumb to, submit to, bow to, give in to, yield to, acquiesce to I simply resigned myself to staying indoors.
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resign
verb1. To bring (oneself) to accept:
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resign
[rɪˈzaɪn]A. VT [+ office, post] → dimitir de, renunciar a; [+ claim, task] → renunciar a
to resign a task to others → ceder un cometido a otros
when he resigned the leadership → cuando dimitió de or renunció a la jefatura
to resign o.s. to (doing) sth → resignarse a (hacer) algo
I resigned myself to never seeing her again → me resigné a no volverla a ver nunca más
to resign a task to others → ceder un cometido a otros
when he resigned the leadership → cuando dimitió de or renunció a la jefatura
to resign o.s. to (doing) sth → resignarse a (hacer) algo
I resigned myself to never seeing her again → me resigné a no volverla a ver nunca más
B. VI
2. (Chess) → abandonar
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resign
(rəˈzain) verb1. to leave a job etc. If he criticizes my work again I'll resign; He resigned (from) his post.dimitir
2. (with to) to make (oneself) accept (a situation, fact etc) with patience and calmness. He has resigned himself to the possibility that he may never walk again.resignarse
resignation (rezigˈneiʃən) noun1. the act of resigning. dimisión
2. a letter etc stating that one is resigning. You will receive my resignation tomorrow.dimisión
3. (the state of having or showing) patient, calm acceptance (of a situation, fact etc). He accepted his fate with resignation.resignación
reˈsigned adjective (often with to) having or showing patient, calm acceptance (of a fact, situation etc). He is resigned to his fate.resignado
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resign
→ dimitirMultilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
resign
v. renunciar, resignar, desistir; resignarse.
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