resign

B2 Topic:Space, Position & Direction

US /ɹiːˈsaɪn/ UK /ɹɪˈzaɪn/ See IPA manual

Freq #6247

Meanings

1

verb
To officially leave a job or position.

I am resigning in protest of the unfair treatment of our employees.
2

verb
To accept something unpleasant calmly because you cannot change it.

After many failures, he resigned himself to his fate.

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1 verb · to officially leave a job... give upstep downvacate

2 verb · to accept something... reconcile

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Word family

Forms resignedresignedlyresigningresigns

Derived forms resignableresignationresignatoryresigneeresignerresignfulresignmentunresign

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman resigner, Middle French resigner, and its source, Latin resignāre (“to unseal, annul, assign, resign”), from re- + signāre (“to seal, stamp”). Piecewise doublet of re-sign.

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# resign

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ɹiːˈsaɪn/
**IPA (UK):** /ɹɪˈzaɪn/
**Frequency rank:** 6247

## Meanings
1. To officially leave a job or position.
2. To accept something unpleasant calmly because you cannot change it.

## Examples
- I am resigning in protest of the unfair treatment of our employees.
- After many failures, he resigned himself to his fate.

## Synonyms
- quit

## Derived Forms
- resignable
- resignation
- resignatory
- resignee
- resigner
- resignful
- resignment
- unresign

## Etymology
From Anglo-Norman resigner, Middle French resigner, and its source, Latin resignāre (“to unseal, annul, assign, resign”), from re- + signāre (“to seal, stamp”). Piecewise doublet of re-sign.

## AI Etymology
Resign comes from Anglo-Norman resigner, Middle French resigner, and its source, Latin resignāre (“to unseal, annul, assign, resign”), from re- + signāre (“to seal, stamp”). Piecewise doublet of re-sign. Modern senses include to officially leave a job or position. and to accept something unpleasant calmly because you cannot change it.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as resignable, resignation, resignatory, resignee, resigner, and resignful.

## Topics
- Space, Position & Direction

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