Resign

Word RESIGN
Character 6
Hyphenation re sign
Pronunciations /ɹɪˈzaɪn/

Definitions and meanings of "Resign"

What do we mean by resign?

To submit (oneself) passively; accept as inevitable. intransitive verb

To give up (a position, for example), especially by formal notification. intransitive verb

To relinquish (a privilege, right, or claim). synonym: relinquish. intransitive verb

To give up one's job or office; quit, especially by formal notification. intransitive verb

Resignation. noun

To sign again.

To assign back; return formally; give up; give back, as an office or a commission, to the person or authority that conferred it; hence, to surrender; relinquish; give over; renounce.

To withdraw, as a claim; give up; abandon.

To yield or give up in a confiding or trusting spirit; submit, particularly to Providence.

To submit without resistance; yield; commit.

To intrust; consign; commit to the care of.

Synonyms To abandon, renounce, abdicate. Resign differs from the words compared under forsake in expressing primarily a formal and deliberate act, in being the ordinary word for giving up formally an elective office or an appointment, and in having similar figurative use.

To submit one's self; yield; endure with resignation.

To give up an office, commission, post, or the like.

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. transitive verb

To relinquish; to abandon. transitive verb

To commit to the care of; to consign. transitive verb

Alternative spelling of re-sign. verb

Leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily verb

Give up or retire from a position verb

To give up; to relinquish ownership of.

To hand over (something to someone), place into the care or control of another.

To quit (a job or position).

To submit passively; to give up as hopeless or inevitable.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Resign

The word "resign" in example sentences

As for Romney, it will be an amusing game to count how many times he will repeat the phrase "resign in disgrace" over the next week as he attempts to focus voters' attention on Gingrich's career in the House of Representatives. ❋ Unknown (2012)

On the plus side, she will resign from the Senate and then ... she can be fired from the Sec State spot. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The reason he should resign is his actions relative to the Obama Transition Team. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In point of fact, when the battle with the steamship companies was at its height and his raid was inflicting incalculable damage on all business interests, he had been asked to resign from the Alta-Pacific. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I told him I would NOT resign from the site and come across as a quitter or a coward. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Mayor Michael Sullivan - no relation to the district attorney - is calling on Stokes to resign from the District F committee seat to which he was elected in November. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The former president had been critical of Arroyo and had twice called on Arroyo to resign from the presidency. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Both men pleaded guilty to fraud on Thursday, and if the plea is accepted by the court, they'll spend 87 months in prison, be forced to resign from the bench and the bar, and lose their pension benefits. ❋ Unknown (2009)

And the FTC's probeof the ties between the boards of Google and Apple precipitated Eric E. Schmidt, Google's chairman and chief executive, to resign from the Apple board, and Arthur Levinson, a member of the board of directors of both companies to resign from Google's board. ❋ Unknown (2009)

And I decided to resign from the BBC and take a degree in social anthropology, and it was while I was doing that the BBC asked me to come back and become controller of BBC2, which was the best job in broadcasting. ❋ Kate Kellaway (2010)

Mr. Enzi asked Ms. Solis whether she would resign from the board of directors of a pro-union group, American Rights at Work, that has frequently attacked the Bush administration and many employers who are seen as anti-union. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Forced to resign from the bench or face prosecution in 1995. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In the firestorm that followed, Mollohan was forced by Pelosi to resign from the Ethics Committee where he served as the ranking Democrat. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The reason Mike Griffin should resign is not his failed Ares architecture choices, bad as they are. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Since there is no upside for McDonnell to keep fighting to keep his promise to Sledd - which is why Sledd didn't resign from the boards - then the new Secretary needs to "take one for the team" and agree to resign. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In 1999 the University at Buffalo Law School graduate was forced to resign from the legal profession during a state professional disciplinary proceeding. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Perhaps we can now expect: (1) all republican Congressmen call for the criminal prosecution of GDumbya, Darth Cheney and Froggy-the-Gremlin KKKarl and (2) then resign from the House and Senate. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Suggesting that Jones should resign is defensible without appealing to perfection. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Like when she promised to resign from the Senate so she could run for governor of Texas a few months ago ... ❋ Unknown (2010)

When will the queen of the trolls, Mark Koldys, going to come clean and tell us why he was forced to resign from the Wayne County Prosecutors Office? ❋ Unknown (2010)

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