Resign: meaning, definitions and examples

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resign

 

[ rษชหˆzaษชn ]

Verb
Context #1 | Verb

formal

To formally give up a position or job. To accept that something unpleasant is going to happen and that you cannot change it. To make yourself accept something that you do not like because there is nothing you can do to change it.

Synonyms

abandon, cede, leave, quit, step down

Examples of usage

  • He was forced to resign from his job after the scandal.
  • She resigned herself to the fact that she would not be able to attend the event.
  • I resigned myself to the long wait ahead.
  • The manager resigned from his position due to health reasons.
  • The team resigned themselves to the inevitable defeat.

Translations

Translations of the word "resign" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น renunciar

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค‡เคธเฅเคคเฅ€เคซเคพ เคฆเฅ‡เคจเคพ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช zurรผcktreten

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ mengundurkan diri

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะทะฒั–ะปัŒะฝะธั‚ะธัั

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ zrezygnowaฤ‡

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ่พž่ทใ™ใ‚‹ (ใ˜ใ—ใ‚‡ใใ™ใ‚‹)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท dรฉmissionner

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ renunciar

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท istifa etmek

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์‚ฌ์ž„ํ•˜๋‹ค

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุงุณุชู‚ุงู„

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ rezignovat

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ rezignovaลฅ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ่พž่Œ (cรญzhรญ)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ odstopiti

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ segja af sรฉr

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ า›ั‹ะทะผะตั‚ั‚ะตะฝ ะบะตั‚ัƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ’แƒแƒ“แƒแƒ“แƒ’แƒแƒ›แƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ istefa vermษ™k

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ renunciar

Etymology

The word 'resign' originated from the Latin word 'resignare', meaning 'to cancel, to give up'. It was first recorded in English in the 14th century. Over the years, the meaning evolved to include giving up a position or job. The concept of resignation has been an important aspect of organizational structure and personal decisions throughout history.

See also: resignation, resigned, resigning.

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