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resign

UK
/rɪˈzaɪn/
US
/rɪˈzaɪn/
resign over

Translations

resignverb
resigned
Past Simple
resigned
Past Participle
resigning
Gerund
UK
/rɪˈzaɪn/
US
/rɪˈzaɪn/
se résigner
He resigned himself to the fact that he would never win the lottery.
Il s'est résigné au fait qu'il ne gagnerait jamais à la loterie.
She decided to resign from her position as manager after ten years with the company.
Elle a décidé de démissionner de son poste de directrice après dix ans dans l'entreprise.
Additional translations
renoncer àEmployé pour un droit, une prétention ou un privilège.
abandonnerDans le registre des échecs et des jeux de compétition.
Synonyms
quit
leave
step down
abdicate
relinquish
give up
depart
withdraw
Antonyms
retain
continue
hold

Definitions

resignverb
To voluntarily leave a job or position.
She decided to resign from her position as manager after ten years with the company.
To accept something as inevitable or to submit oneself to a situation.
He resigned himself to the fact that he would never win the lottery.
To concede defeat in chess or other competitive games by voluntarily ending the game.
After losing his queen, the grandmaster resigned on move 28.
To formally relinquish or renounce a right, claim, or privilege.
She resigned her claim to the family estate.
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