Meaning

4 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The act of resigning.

    Jane tendered her resignation to the board of directors, but they refused.

    Rücktritt, Niederlegung, Kündigung

    отста́вкаotstávka, ухо́дuxód

    відста́вкаvidstávka

  2. (countable, uncountable)A written or oral declaration that one resigns.

    hand in one's resignation

    Rücktrittserklärung

    заявле́ниеzajavlénije

    зая́ваzajáva

  3. (countable, uncountable)An uncomplaining acceptance of something undesirable but unavoidable.

    With resignation I acknowledged that after the accident I would not be able to ski again.

    Resignation

    смире́ниеsmirénije

    acceptance of despair

  4. (countable, historical, uncountable)The form by which a vassal returns the feu into the hands of a superior.

Examples

123 sentences
  1. Tom has handed in his resignation.

    Том подав у відставку. — deniko

  2. Tom submitted his resignation.

    Том подав у відставку. — deniko

  3. Tom's resignation surprised everyone.

    Відставка Тома здивувала всіх. — deniko

  4. Tom's resignation surprised everybody.

    Відставка Тома здивувала всіх. — deniko

  5. Tom has submitted his resignation.

    Том подав у відставку. — deniko

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
act of resigning:
declaration that one resigns:
Русский
By meaning 3
act of resigning:
declaration that one resigns:
state of uncomplaining acceptance:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
act of resigning:
declaration that one resigns:
state of uncomplaining acceptance:

Origin

From Middle English resignacion, resignacioun, from Old French resignation, from Medieval

From Middle English resignacion, resignacioun, from Old French resignation, from Medieval Latin resignātiōnem, accusative of resignātio. Equivalent to resign + -ation.

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Forms

plural: resignations
Singularresignation
Pluralresignations

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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