to resign
22
3.7
- verb
- /rɪˈzaɪn/
- Formal
:
renunciar a
- Last week he resigned, accusing the Prime Minister of not conducting government properly, competently or seriously.
- resigned his commission
- resigned her seat
So I said to him, all right, why don't you just resign my law license for me?
- So I said to him, all right, why don't you just resign my law license for me?
Examples
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I resigned my commission.
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And then he resigned his Commission to go home to Louisiana.
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The time before that, I wanted to resign as Director of the Academy of Sciences.
Fiction book (2002) -
And there Mary Beth resigned effective at the end of last year.
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In an emotional speech, he promised to resign his presidency if the Legislative Council voted down the citizenship bill.
Academic text (1998) -
The previous year, Bruce Lehman had resigned as agency director.
Academic text (2010) -
Commodore Norrington resigned his commission some months ago.
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Mr. Esmond, I resign.
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Following allegations of misusing tribal monies and accepting free trips from corporations, Hale resigned the presidency in February 1998.
Academic text (1998) -
After careful consideration, she decided to resign from her job to pursue her passion for writing.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To go away from a place, person, or group
788
1.2
To leave a job or position
722
4.4
To stop fighting and give control or things to someone else, often when forced
401
3.8
Stop supporting an idea or plan
363
2.3
To hand a job or control you have to someone else
148
3.3
Give up an important job so someone else can take over
123
5.1
To stop doing a job, duty or action after someone tells you to
81
4.3
To stop resisting under pressure or force
69
2.6
To give up a right, claim, or ownership of something
69
7.2
To give up control, a right, or something you own
69
6.3
To give up a right, belief, job, or position officially
53
4.2
Stop being a leader with official power, for example a government official or company boss
52
4.5
Leave a place or job so it is free for someone else
39
8.2
To officially give control, ownership or rights to someone else
23
8.0
To give up a position of power, for example a king or queen
23
8.4
To stop fighting back and accept defeat or demands
20
4.9
To stop doing a job or role politely
13
5.5
To give something to another person or group against your will
11
4.8
Give up rights or property by agreeing to it in writing
10
7.5
Sell off an asset or part of a business
1
8.4
To officially take back a promise or plan
1
7.4
Give something to another person because you are forced to do so
To officially give up power, rights, or a position
Antonyms
How Complete
- Formal
23
8.0
- Formal
69
6.3
- Formal
22
3.7
- Formal
69
7.2
363
2.3
356
1.9
Surface Forms
Etymology
Resign comes from the old Latin word resignare, which meant 'cancel' or 'give back' a right, from re- 'back' + signare 'to mark'. So to resign a claim or right is to formally give it up.