Meaning

4 senses
  1. (transitive)To give up; to relinquish ownership of.

    give up or retire from a position

  2. (transitive)To hand over (something to someone), place into the care or control of another.

  3. (intransitive, transitive)To voluntarily leave (a job or position), in particular a hard-fought position of high status.

    I am resigning in protest of the unfair treatment of our employees.

    He resigned the crown to follow his heart.

    zurücktreten, kündigen

    отка́зываться от до́лжностиotkázyvatʹsja ot dólžnosti, уходи́ть в отста́вкуuxodítʹ v otstávku, бро́сить рабо́туbrósitʹ rabótu

    іти́ у відста́вкуitý u vidstávku, піти́ у відста́вкуpitý u vidstávku

    leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily

  4. (transitive)To submit passively; to give up as hopeless or inevitable.

    He had no choice but to resign the game and let his opponent become the champion.

    accept as inevitable

Examples

481 sentences
  1. Tom says Mary needs to resign.

    Том каже, що Мері потрібно подати у відставку.

    ruТом говорит, что Мэри нужно уволиться.

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  2. I wonder whether Tom has resigned.

    Мені цікаво, чи Том подав у відставку.

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  3. I wonder if Tom has resigned.

    Мені цікаво, чи Том подав у відставку.

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  4. Tom told me I should resign.

    Том сказав мені, що мені треба подати у відставку.

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  5. There are rumors that he will resign.

    Ходять чутки, що він подасть у відставку.

    ruХодят слухи, что он уйдёт в отставку.

    deEs gibt Gerüchte, dass er zurücktreten wird.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
quit a job or position:
Русский
By meaning 1
quit a job or position:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
quit a job or position:

Origin

From Anglo-Norman resigner, Middle French resigner, and its source, Latin resignāre (“to u

From Anglo-Norman resigner, Middle French resigner, and its source, Latin resignāre (“to unseal, annul, assign, resign”), from re- + signāre (“to seal, stamp”). Piecewise doublet of re-sign.

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Forms

resigns, resigning, resigned, resigned
Base formresign · to resign
3rd person singularresigns
Present participleresigning
Past simpleresigned
Past participleresigned

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyresign
he, she, itresigns

Past simpleLesson

all personsresigned

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave resigned
he, she, ithas resigned

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill resign

Synonyms

11 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

9 related words

Collocations

6 patterns
  • going to resign
  • decided to resign
  • forced to resign
  • asked to resign
  • want to resign
  • had to resign

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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