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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024re•signed /rɪˈzaɪnd/USA pronunciation adj. - accepting; submissive:a resigned look of despair.
re•sign•ed•ly /rɪˈzaɪnɪdli/USA pronunciation adv. See -sign-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024re•signed (ri zīnd′),USA pronunciation adj. - submissive or acquiescent.
- characterized by or indicative of resignation.
re•sign•ed•ly (ri zī′nid lē),USA pronunciation adv. re•sign′ed•ness, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: resigned /rɪˈzaɪnd/ adj - characteristic of or proceeding from an attitude of resignation; acquiescent or submissive
resignedly /rɪˈzaɪnɪdlɪ/ adv reˈsignedness n 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 |