resign
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
resigns;
resigned;
resigning
resigns;
resigned;
resigning
Britannica Dictionary definition of RESIGN
:
to give up (a job or position) in a formal or official way
[+ object]
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The senator was forced to resign his position.
[no object]
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The newspaper's editor resigned after the scandal.
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He resigned from his job as principal of the school.
resign yourself
:
to make yourself accept something that is bad or that cannot be changed
— usually + to
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see also resigned to at resigned
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We resigned ourselves to the fact that we were going to lose the game.
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You don't have to resign yourself to doing a job that you don't enjoy.
