Definitions for resign
rɪˈzaɪnre·sign

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. vacate, resign, renounce, give upverb

   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"

2. leave office, quit, step down, resignverb

   give up or retire from a position

   "The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month"; "The chairman resigned over the financial scandal"

3. release, relinquish, resign, free, give upverb

   part with a possession or right

   "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne"

4. resign, reconcile, submitverb

   accept as inevitable

   "He resigned himself to his fate"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To RESIGNverb

   Etymology: resigner, Fr. resigno, Lat.

   1. To give up a claim or possession.

   Resign
   Your crown and kingdom, indirectly held. William Shakespeare.

   I’ll to the king, and signify to him,
   That thus I have resign’d to you my charge. William Shakespeare.

   To her thou didst resign thy place. John Milton.

   Phœbus resigns his darts, and Jove
   His thunder, to the god of love. John Denham.

   Ev’ry Ismena would resign her breast;
   And ev’ry dear Hippolytus be blest. Matthew Prior.

   2. To yield up.

   Whoever shall resign their reasons, either from the root of deceit in themselves, or inability to resist such trivial inganations from others, although their condition may place them above the multitude, yet are they still within the line of vulgarity. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.

   Desirous to resign and render back
   All I receiv’d. John Milton.

   Those, who always resign their judgment to the last man they heard or read, truth never sinks into those men’s minds; but, cameleon-like, they take the colour of what is laid before them, and as soon lose and resign it to the next that comes in their way. John Locke.

   3. To give up in confidence. With up emphatical.

   What more reasonable, than that we should in all things resign up ourselves to the will of God. John Tillotson.

   4. To submit; particularly to submit to providence.

   Happy the man, who studies nature’s laws,
   His mind possessing in a quiet state,
   Fearless of fortune, and resign’d to fate. Dryden.

   A firm, yet cautious, mind,
   Sincere, though prudent; constant, yet resign’d. Alexander Pope.

   5. To submit without resistance or murmur.

   What thou art, resign to death. William Shakespeare, Henry VI.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. resign

   Resignation is the formal act of leaving or quitting one's office or position. A resignation can occur when a person holding a position gained by election or appointment steps down, but leaving a position upon the expiration of a term, or choosing not to seek an additional term, is not considered resignation. When an employee chooses to leave a position, it is considered a resignation, as opposed to involuntary termination. Whether an employee resigned or was terminated is sometimes a topic of dispute, because in many situations, a terminated employee is eligible for severance pay and/or unemployment benefits, whereas one who voluntarily resigns may not be eligible. Abdication is the equivalent of resignation for a reigning monarch, pope, or holder of another similar position.

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1. resign

   To resign is to voluntarily leave a position or job, often formally by giving a notice. It can also refer to giving up, relinquishing control, or accepting something as inevitable.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Resignverb

   to sign back; to return by a formal act; to yield to another; to surrender; -- said especially of office or emolument. Hence, to give up; to yield; to submit; -- said of the wishes or will, or of something valued; -- also often used reflexively

2. Resignverb

   to relinquish; to abandon

3. Resignverb

   to commit to the care of; to consign

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Resign

   rē-sīn′, v.t. to sign again.

2. Resign

   rē-zīn′, v.t. to yield up to another: to submit calmly: to relinquish: to entrust.—v.i. to submit one's self: to give up an office, &c.—n. Resignā′tion, act of giving up: state of being resigned or quietly submissive: acquiescence: patience: (Scots law) the form by which a vassal returns the feu into the hands of a superior.—p.adj. Resigned′, calmly submissive: uncomplaining.—adv. Resigned′ly, with submission.—ns. Resignēē′, the person to whom a thing is resigned; Resign′er; Resign′ment. [O. Fr.,—L. resignāre, -ātum, to annul—re-, sig. reversal, signāre—signum, a mark.]

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1. Resign

   Resign vs. Re-sign -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Resign and Re-sign.

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British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'resign' in Verbs Frequency: #537

Anagrams for resign »

1. singer

2. resing

3. signer

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of resign in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of resign in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of resign in a Sentence

1. Richard Milhous Nixon:

   I have never been a quitter. To leave office before my term is completed is opposed to every instinct in my body. But as president I must put the interests of America first ... Therefore, I shall resign the presidency effective at noon tomorrow.

2. Melanye Price:

   This is a cycle that White America always goes through, if I didn't believe that I might as well resign from my job, live off the grid somewhere and prepare for the coming race war.

3. T.S. Eliot:

   It will do you no harm to find yourself ridiculous. Resign yourself to be the fool you are.

4. Roger Gannam:

   It's the duty of the Kentucky government to accommodate that, and they very easily could do so, gov. Beshear is the one who should do his job or resign.

5. French Prime Minister Manuel Valls:

   I cannot resign myself to Greece leaving the euro zone ... We must find a solution.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=resign
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=resign
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resign
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resign
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=resign