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resign definition

re·sign (ri zīn′)

transitive verb

  1. to give up possession of; relinquish (a claim, etc.)
  2. to give up (an office, position, etc.)

Etymology: ME resignen < MFr resigner < L resignare < re-, back + signare, to sign

intransitive verb

to give up an office, position of employment, etc., esp. by formal notice: often with from
resign Idioms

resign oneself (to)

to submit or become reconciled (to); accept (something) passively

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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

resign Synonyms

resign

v.

  1. To relinquish

    surrender, capitulate, give up; see abandon 1, yield 1.

  2. To leave one's employment

    quit, leave, retire, step down, drop out, stand down, stand aside, end one's services, walk out, hand in one's resignation, give notice, leave office, abdicate, cease work, sign off, ask for one's time*, chuck one's job*, toss up one's job*.


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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

resign Usage Examples

Object

  • whip: June 1934 Joseph Hunter ( MP for Dumfries ) resigns the Liberal whip to join the Liberal National party.

Preposition: as

  • chairman: Lassus ' shares became available after he resigned as chairman of Gemplus following a long battle for control of the company last year.

Adjective complement

  • due: TRUST NEWS Paul Tomlinson has recently resigned due to ill health.

Modifying Another Word

  • voluntarily: Miss XXX ceased employment because she resigned voluntarily, and not on ill-health grounds.

Infinitive complement

  • defeat: Buoyed by the third goal and with Tranmere's resigned to defeat, City showed their class in the closing stages.

Preposition: in

  • disgust: Mr. Connolly was dismissed, while Mr. van Buitenen was demoted and marginalized, and recently resigned in disgust.

Preposition: from

  • cabinet: When he realized he was unable to stop Disraeli's 1867 Reform Act he resigned from the cabinet.
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