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resigned

UK
/rɪˈzaɪnd/
US
/rɪˈzaɪnd/
resigned over
resigned over

Translations

resignedpast participle
UK
/rɪˈzaɪnd/
US
/rɪˈzaɪnd/
Used attributively and predicatively to describe someone who has formally left an office or has accepted an inevitable situation.
démissionnaireS’emploie pour une personne qui a officiellement quitté une fonction ou un poste.
The resigned CEO kept a low profile after the announcement.
Le PDG démissionnaire est resté discret après l’annonce.
Synonyms
accepting
acquiescent
submissive
passive
yielding
uncomplaining
stoic
forbearing
patient
docile
meek
compliant
surrendered
fatalistic
resignedly placid
tolerant
accepting of fate
unresisting
resignedadjective
more resigned
Comp.
most resigned
Super.
UK
/rɪˈzaɪnd/
US
/rɪˈzaɪnd/
résignéSe dit d’une attitude d’acceptation face à une situation pénible ou inévitable.
He wore a resigned smile as he packed his belongings.
Il afficha un sourire résigné en rangeant ses affaires.
Synonyms
submissive
unresisting
passive
compliant
yielding
Antonyms
unresigned
defiant
resignverb

resigned

Past Simple

resigned
Past Simple
resigned
Past Participle
resigning
Gerund
UK
/rɪˈzaɪn/
US
/rɪˈzaɪn/
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.
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.
Additional translations
abandonnerDans le registre des échecs et des jeux de compétition.
renoncer àEmployé pour un droit, une prétention ou un privilège.
Synonyms
quit
leave
step down
abdicate
relinquish
give up
depart
withdraw
Antonyms
retain
continue
hold

Definitions

resignedpast participle
Having formally left a job, office, or position; having stepped down.
The resigned CEO kept a low profile after the announcement.
resignedadjective
Feeling or showing acceptance of something undesirable that cannot be changed.
He wore a resigned smile as he packed his belongings.
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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