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US
/ɹiˈsaɪn, ɹiˈzaɪn, ɹɪˈzaɪn/
]
VERB
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accept as inevitable
He resigned himself to his fate -
part with a possession or right
resign a claim to the throne
I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest -
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 -
give up or retire from a position
The chairman resigned over the financial scandal
The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month
How To Use resign In A Sentence
- A few weeks before the vote on November 7, the buzz goes, Cheney will announce his resignation, ostensibly because of signs of new trouble with his ticker.
- A lot of those who were named were deselected or resigned.
- And when Elliot Spitzer got caught fooling w/a prostie, he resigned on the spot … saaaaaaaaaaaay … WHY is Vitter still in office? Think Progress » Vitter receives standing ovation at Southern Republican Leadership Conference.
- Julian ought to have resigned, then he'd have come out of it with some credit.
- Officially, Carter resigned, but everyone knows he was fired.
- NIAGARA FALLS -- A Niagara Falls English teacher has agreed to resign and surrender his teaching certification as part of a plea bargain to charges that he had an improper relationship with a 16-year-old female student. The Buffalo News: Home
- There is growing anticipation that the prime minister will have to resign.
- The governor refused to accept Cox's resignation .
- He resigned from the Council in 1990 when new rules prevented paid council officers sitting as elected members.
- Sancho resigns himself and agrees to the task on the condition that he is not required to draw blood with these whippings and that gentle lashes count too.