to give up an office or position: [~ + from + object] was forced to resign from the job. [~ + object] The officer resigned his commission. to give up (oneself, one's mind, etc.) without struggle or resistance:[~ + oneself] He resigned himself to failure.
Resign most commonly means to give up one’s job or position. When used this way, resign can be used without an object, as in He resigned yesterday, or with one, as in She is expected to resign her position.
If you resign from a job or position, you formally announce that you are leaving it. He resigned as chair of the council.
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abdicate, renounce, resign mean to give up a position with no possibility of resuming it. abdicate implies a giving up of sovereign power or sometimes an evading of responsibility such as that of a parent.
To submit (oneself) passively; accept as inevitable: I resigned myself to a long wait in line. 2. To give up (a position, for example), especially by formal notification. 3. To relinquish (a privilege, right, or claim). See Synonyms at relinquish.
Phrasal verb resign yourself to something (Definition of resign from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
Definition of resign verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.