resign
To give up; to relinquish ownership ofTo give up; to relinquish ownership of.
» Tom says Mary needs to resign.
Том говорит, что Мэри нужно уволиться.
Том каже, що Мері потрібно подати у відставку.
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To give up; to relinquish ownership of.
give up or retire from a position
(transitive)To hand over (something to someone), place into the care or control of another.
(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
(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 sentencesTom says Mary needs to resign.
Том каже, що Мері потрібно подати у відставку.
ruТом говорит, что Мэри нужно уволиться.
I wonder whether Tom has resigned.
Мені цікаво, чи Том подав у відставку.
I wonder if Tom has resigned.
Мені цікаво, чи Том подав у відставку.
Tom told me I should resign.
Том сказав мені, що мені треба подати у відставку.
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.
Translations
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Origin
From Anglo-Norman resigner, Middle French resigner, and its source, Latin resignāre (“to uFrom 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, resignedSynonyms
11 synonymsWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
6 patterns- going to resign
- decided to resign
- forced to resign
- asked to resign
- want to resign
- had to resign