resignverb [ I or T ]
uk/rɪˈzaɪn/us/rɪˈzaɪn/B2 to give up a job or position by telling your employer that you are leaving:
He resigned from the company in order to take a more challenging job.
She resigned as director.
She resigned the directorship.
In the game of chess, you resign when you cannot see any way to avoid being beaten:
Timman resigned a hopeless position.
After she had taken my rook, there was nothing I could really do except resign.
More examples
- It's only a matter of time before he's forced to resign.
- As the company's financial problems worsened, several directors resigned.
- He resigned from a high-profile job as economic adviser to the prime minister.
- The statement excited new speculation that a senior minister may be about to resign.
- In a television interview last night she denied she had any intention of resigning.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Retiring & resigning
- abdicate
- attrition
- bow 1
- bow out
- chuck
- chuck sth in
- demit
- drop
- golden parachute
- leave the field open for sb idiom
- natural wastage
- outgoing
- pension sb off
- serve
- serve sth out
- stand aside
- stand down
- step
- step aside/down
- throw
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Idiom(s)
be resigned to sth
Phrasal verb(s)
resign yourself to sth