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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Anagrams

[ English

[ Etymology

French résigner, Latin resignare to unseal, annul, assign, resign; prefix re- + signare to seal, stamp.

[ Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˌɹəˈzaɪn/

  Rhymes: -aɪn

[ Verb

Infinitive to resign

Third person singular resigns

Simple past resigned

Past participle resigned

Present participle resigning

to resign (third-person singular simple present resigns, present participle resigning, simple past and past participle resigned)

1. (transitive or intransitive) To quit a job or position.

   I am resigning in protest of the unfair treatment of our employees.

   He resigned the crown to follow his heart.

2. (transitive or intransitive) To submit; to give up as hopeless or inevitable.

   After fighting for so long, she finally resigned to her death.

   He had no choice but to resign the game and let his opponent become thee champion.

3. (proscribed) Alternative spelling of re-sign.

[ Synonyms

• quit

[ Derived terms

• resignation
• resign oneself

[ Translations

quit a job or position

Arabic: استقبل (istáqbala) Bahasa Melayu: meletak jawatan Chinese: 辞职 (cízhí) Dutch: ontslag nemen Finnish: erota French: démissionner German: zurücktreten Italian: dimettersi

Japanese: 辞任する (jinin suru) Korean: 사임하다 (saimhada) Portuguese: demitir-se Russian: отказываться от должности (otkázyvat’s’a ot dólžnosti) Spanish: renunciar, dimitir Swedish: avgå

[ Anagrams

• reigns
• signer
• singer