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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024re•sign /rɪˈzaɪn/USA pronunciation v. - 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.
See -sign-. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: resign /rɪˈzaɪn/ vb - when intr, often followed by from: to give up tenure of (a job, office, etc)
- (transitive) to reconcile (oneself) to; yield: to resign oneself to death
- (transitive) to give up (a right, claim, etc); relinquish
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French resigner, from Latin resignāre to unseal, invalidate, destroy, from re- + signāre to seal; see signreˈsigner n WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024re-sign (rē sīn′),USA pronunciation v.t., v.i. - to sign again.
- to renew or extend a contract.
re•sign (ri zīn′),USA pronunciation v.i. - to give up an office or position, often formally (often fol. by from):to resign from the presidency.
- to submit;
yield:to resign before the inevitable. v.t. - to give up (an office, position, etc.), often formally.
- to relinquish (a right, claim, agreement, etc.).
- to give or sign over, as to the control or care of another:She resigned her child to an adoption agency.
- to submit (oneself, one's mind, etc.) without resistance.
- Latin resignāre to open, release, cancel, equivalent. to re- re- + signāre to mark, seal, sign
- Middle French resigner
- Middle English resignen 1325–75
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged withdraw.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged abdicate, renounce; quit, leave.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged give up, surrender, cede, forgo.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: re-sign /riːˈsaɪn/ vb - to sign (a document, etc) again
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