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resignresign /rɪˈzaɪn/ ●●○ W3 verb [intransitive, transitive] ETYMOLOGYresignOrigin: 1300-1400 Old French resigner, from Latin resignare to unseal, cancel, give back VERB TABLEresign |
| Present | I, you, we, they | resign | | he, she, it | resigns | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | resigned | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have resigned | | he, she, it | has resigned | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had resigned | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will resign | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have resigned |
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| Present | I | am resigning | | he, she, it | is resigning | | you, we, they | are resigning | | Past | I, he, she, it | was resigning | | you, we, they | were resigning | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been resigning | | he, she, it | has been resigning | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been resigning | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be resigning | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been resigning |
► resign your post/position etc. She eventually resigned her position as chief executive. THESAURUS to leave a job, school, etc., especially because you are annoyed or unhappy► quit to leave a job, school, etc., especially because you are annoyed or unhappy: Half of the employees have either quit or been fired. She quit school at 16. ► resign to officially say you will stop doing your job and not come back. Resign sounds more formal than quit: The director of the museum resigned yesterday after five years in the position. ► retire to stop doing your job and not return to it, especially because you have reached the age when most people stop working: My father retired when he was 62. ► give notice to officially tell your employer that you will stop doing your job soon: You have to give a month’s notice before leaving your job. ► leave to stop doing a job and not return to it: I am going to leave as soon as I find another job. ► drop out informal to stop going to school or college before you have finished it: Tucker dropped out of high school when he was 16. ► withdraw to stop participating in a class, organization, or competition: He decided to withdraw from the math class after a few weeks because it was too difficult for him. 1to officially and permanently leave your job or position because you want to: resign from something Shea resigned from the FBI last year.resign as something He resigned as chairman in August.resign your post/position etc. She eventually resigned her position as chief executive.► see thesaurus at quit2resign yourself to (doing) something to make yourself accept something that you do not like but that cannot be changed: He seems to have resigned himself to living without her. [Origin: 1300–1400 Old French resigner, from Latin resignare to unseal, cancel, give back] → see also resigned |