resign

verb
UK: /rɪˈzaɪn/
US: /rɪˈzaɪn/

  1. To officially announce that you are leaving a job or position.

    1. He will resign from his job.
    2. She had to resign after the scandal became public after the newspapers reported.

  2. To accept that something bad cannot be avoided.

    1. I resign myself to the fact that I'll never be rich.
    2. We resigned ourselves to another long delay after our flight was delayed again.

Synonyms

quit step down leave demit vacate abdicate relinquish retire
resign noun

  1. An act of leaving a job or position.

    1. His resign was sudden.
    2. The company accepted her resign without discussion of the reasons why she quit.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "resign" in English means: To officially announce that you are leaving a job or position., To accept that something bad cannot be avoided..

The phonetic transcription of "resign" is /rɪˈzaɪn/ in British English and /rɪˈzaɪn/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "resign": quit, step down, leave, demit, vacate, abdicate, relinquish, retire.

Example usage of "resign": "He will resign from his job.". More examples on the page.