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resign

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re·sign  (r-zn)
v. re·signed, re·sign·ing, re·signs
v.tr.
1. To submit (oneself) passively; accept as inevitable: I resigned myself to a long wait in line.
2. To give up (a position, for example), especially by formal notification.
3. To relinquish (a privilege, right, or claim). See Synonyms at relinquish.
v.intr.
To give up one's job or office; quit, especially by formal notification: resign from a board of directors.

[Middle English resignen, from Old French resigner, from Latin resignre, to unseal : re-, re- + signre, to seal (from signum, mark, seal; see sekw-1 in Indo-European roots).]

re·signer n.

resign
Verb
1. to give up office or a job
2. to accept (an unpleasant fact): he resigned himself to the inevitable
3. to give up (a right or claim) [Latin resignare to unseal, destroy]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.resign - leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily; "She vacated the position when she got pregnant"; "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds"
abdicate, renounce - give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations; "The King abdicated when he married a divorcee"
leave office, step down, quit, resign - give up or retire from a position; "The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month"; "The chairman resigned over the financial scandal"
2.resign - give up or retire from a position; "The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month"; "The chairman resigned over the financial scandal"
resign, vacate, renounce, give up - leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily; "She vacated the position when she got pregnant"; "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds"
retire - go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position; "He retired at age 68"
top out - give up one's career just as one becomes very successful; "The financial consultant topped out at age 40 because he was burned out"
pull up stakes, depart, leave - remove oneself from an association with or participation in; "She wants to leave"; "The teenager left home"; "She left her position with the Red Cross"; "He left the Senate after two terms"; "after 20 years with the same company, she pulled up stakes"
fall - lose office or power; "The government fell overnight"; "The Qing Dynasty fell with Sun Yat-sen"
3.resign - part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne"
hand, pass on, turn over, pass, reach, give - place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"
derequisition - release from government control
sacrifice, give - endure the loss of; "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war"
4.resign - accept as inevitable; "He resigned himself to his fate"
accept - consider or hold as true; "I cannot accept the dogma of this church"; "accept an argument"

resign
verb 1. quit, leave, step down (informal) vacate, abdicate, call it a day or night, give or hand in your notice
resign yourself to something accept, reconcile yourself to, succumb to, submit to, bow to, give in to, yield to, acquiesce to
Translations
resign [rɪˈzaɪn] vt (gen) → renunciar a
vi to resign (from) → dimitir (de), renunciar (a);
to resign o.s. to (= endure) → resignarse a

resign [rɪˈzaɪn] vt [+ one's post] → se démettre de
to resign o.s. to (= endure) → se résigner à

resign [rɪˈzaɪn] vt (one's post) → zurücktreten von
vi (from post) → zurücktreten;
to resign o.s. to (situation etc) → sich abfinden mit

resign [rɪˈzaɪn] vt [+ one's post] → dimettersi da
vi to resign (from) → dimettersi (da), dare le dimissioni (da);
to resign o.s. to → rassegnarsi a

resign
v resign [rəˈzain]
1 to leave a job etc If he criticizes my work again I'll resign; He resigned (from) his post. bedank يَسْتَقيل подавам оставка odstoupit, vzdát se tage sin afsked aufgeben παραιτούμαι dimitir (töölt) lahkuma استعفا دادن؛ کناره گیری کردن erota démissionner לִהתפַּטֵר छोड़ देना dati (podnijeti) ostavku lemond mengundurkan diri segja upp dimettersi 辞職する 사직하다, 사임하다 atsistatydinti iesniegt atlūgumu; atkāpties no amata; atstāt darbu melepaskan jawatan ontslag nemen si opp, av, melde seg ut ustąpić demitir-se a demisiona уйти с работы/в отставку odstúpiť, vzdať sa dati odpoved dati ostavku avgå ลาออก istifa etmek 辭職 відмовлятися استعفیٰ دینا từ chức
2 (with to) to make (oneself) accept (a situation, fact etc) with patience and calmness He has resigned himself to the possibility that he may never walk again. aanvaar يَسْتَسْلِم لِ، يُذْعِن، يَخْضَع لِ приемам rezignovat affinde sig sich fügen δέχομαι υπομονετικά resignarse alistuma به خود قبولاندن alistua se résigner (à) לְהַשלִים עִם- सुपुर्द करना pomiriti se sa sudbinom beletörődik vmibe pasrah sætta sig við rassegnarsi あきらめる 묵묵히 받아들이게[] 하다 susitaikyti su samierināties pasrah berusten avfinne seg med, bøye seg for pogodzić się z resignar-se a se resemna смириться rezignovať sprijazniti se pomiriti se underkasta sig, finna sig i ยอม kabullenmek 聽從於... підкорятися راضی برضا ہونا cam chịu ...
n resignation [rezigˈneiʃən]
1 the act of resigning. bedanking إسْتِقالَه оставка odstoupení opsigelse die Aufgabe παραίτηση dimisión lahkumine استعفا eroaminen démission הִתפַּטרוּת पद-त्याग, त्यागपत्र ostavka, povlačenje lemondás pengunduran diri uppsögn dimissioni 辞職 사직, 사임 atsistatydinimas atkāpšanās no amata peletakan jawatan ontslag oppsigelse, avskjed; resignasjon ustąpienie resignação demisie отставка odstúpenie odpoved ostavka avgång การลาออก; การยอมจำนน istifa (etme) 辭職 відмовлення від посади; відставка دست برداری sự từ chức
2 a letter etc stating that one is resigning You will receive my resignation tomorrow. bedanking رِسالَة إسْتِقالَه оставка rezignace afskedsbegæring das Rücktrittsgesuch (έγγραφη) παραίτηση dimisión lahkumispalve استعفانامه eronpyyntö démission מִכתָב הִתפַּטרוּת इस्तीफ़ा pismena ostavka lemondólevél surat pengunduran diri uppsagnarbréf lettera di dimissioni 辞表 사표, 사직원 atsistatydinimo raštas atlūgums notis peletakan ontslag oppsigelsesbrev, avskjedssøknad rezygnacja carta de demissão demi­sie заявление об уходе rezignácia odstopna izjava ostavka avskedsansökan จดหมายลาออก istifa mektubu 辭職書 заява про відставку استعفیٰ đơn xin thôi việc
3 (the state of having or showing) patient, calm acceptance (of a situation, fact etc) He accepted his fate with resignation. aanvaarding, gelate إذْعان، خُضوع لِ، إسْتِسْلام смирение rezignace resignation die Ergebung καρτερικότητα resignación alistumus قبول؛ پذیرش alistuminen résignation הַשלָמָה शांतिपूर्वक दुख rezignirano, smireno beletörődés sikap pasrah það að sætta sig við e-ð, æðruleysi rassegnazione あきらめ 체념, 순종, 감수 susitaikymas rezignācija; samierināšanās menerima kenyataan berusting hengivelse, resignasjon rezygnacja resignação resemnare покорность rezignácia ravnodušje pomirenje resignation การยอมรับสภาพ teslimiyet, boyun eğme, tevekkül 聽從,順從 покірність, смиренність تسلیم و رضا sự cam chịu
adj reˈsigned
(often with to) having or showing patient, calm acceptance (of a fact, situation etc) He is resigned to his fate. is kalm oor مُذْعِن، مُسَلِّم بأمْرِه، مُسْتَسْلِم примирен smířený resigneret ergeben υποταγμένος, παραδομένος (μτφ.) resignado alistunud بردبار alistunut résigné (à) הִשלִים शांतिपूर्वक (भाग्य के दिए हुए) कष्टों को सहने में प्रवृत्त, संतोषी, सब्र कर लेने वाला rezigniran, pomiren sa sudbinom beletörődő pasrah sáttur rassegnato あきらめた 순종하는, 체념한 susitaikęs (su), nuolankus samierinājies penerimaan kenyataan berustend som har funnet seg i sin skjebne, resignert; oppgitt pogodzony (z) conformado re­semnat (cu) покорный zmierený sprijaznjen pomiren resignerad, som finner sig i ซึ่งยอมจำนน tevekkül, boyun eğme 屈從的 покірний قانع cam chịu


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"I will take the first share," he said, "because I am King: and the second share, as a partner with you in the chase: and the third share (believe me) will be a source of great evil to you, unless you willingly resign it to me, and set off as fast as you can.
I have done with lamentation; I look upon the event as so far decided that I resign myself to it in despair.
They are also permitted to resign their office before their time is elapsed, and if all this was done by law it would be well, and not at the pleasure of the individuals, which is a bad rule to follow.
 
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