resign
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resign¹
- /ɹɪˈzaɪn/ UK
Rhymes with -aɪn, -ɪzaɪn
Where it comes from
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.
verb resigns · resigning · resigned · resign
- To give up; to relinquish ownership of. And if the perfection of well-speaking might bring any glorie sutable unto a great personage, Scipio and Lelius would never have resigned the honour of their Comedies[…]unto an Affrican servant[…].
- To hand over (something to someone), place into the care or control of another.
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To voluntarily leave (a job or position), in particular a hard-fought position of high status.
I am resigning in protest of the unfair treatment of our employees.
Similar: vacate
- To submit passively; to give up as hopeless or inevitable. He had no choice but to resign the game and let his opponent become the champion.
Similar: quit
resign²
- /ɹiːˈsaɪn/
verb resigns · resigning · resigned
- Alternative spelling of re-sign Lastly, a note that I have resigned my GPG key to extend the expiration date.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: give up, renounce, submit, vacate, reconcile, relinquish, resignation, waive, surrender, waiver, quits, quit, abandon, abdicate, quitting, retire
verb
Similar: quit
Translations
Every language
verb to give something up or relinquish
| Français | abandonner, céder |
|---|---|
| Italiano | rassegnare, rinunciare |
verb to give up
| Español | resignarse, renunciar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 포기하다 pogi-hada |
| 中文 | 认输 rènshū |
| Português | resignar |
| Français | se résigner, se faire une raison, renoncer |
| Italiano | rassegnarsi, rinunciare, darla su |
verb hand over, give over (to someone)
| Français | léguer |
|---|
verb quit a job or position
| Español | renunciar, dimitir |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 사임하다 saim-hada |
| 日本語 | 辞任する jinin suru, 辞職する jishoku suru, 辞める yameru |
| 中文 | 辭職 /辞职 cízhí, 辭去 /辞去 cíqù |
| हिन्दी | पदत्याग padatyāg |
| Português | demitir-se, desligar-se, renunciar |
| Français | démissionner, abdiquer |
| Deutsch | zurücktreten, kündigen |
| Italiano | dimettersi, dare le dimissioni, lasciare |
| Ελληνικά | παραιτούμαι paraitoúmai |
| Română | demisiona |
| Русский | отка́зываться от до́лжности otkázyvatʹsja ot dólžnosti, уходи́ть в отста́вку uxodítʹ v otstávku, бро́сить рабо́ту brósitʹ rabótu, увольня́ться uvolʹnjátʹsja, уво́литься uvólitʹsja |
| Tiếng Việt | từ chức |
| العربية | اِسْتَقَالَ istaqāla |
| עברית | התפטר hitpatér |
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title = {resign},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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