to resign
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5.1
- verb
- /rɪˈzaɪn/
:
resignarse a
- - Well if it's the only room available, then I guess I will have to resign myself to that fact.
- resigned to the fact
- resigned to reality
- resigned acceptance
And, and then like finally giving up and kind of and, and resigning myself, but not all the way.
- And, and then like finally giving up and kind of and, and resigning myself, but not all the way.
- I'm not sure that violence is something that we have to put up with as human beings forever, that we must resign ourselves to violence forever.
- I foresee that mankind will resign itself more and more fully every day to more and more horrendous undertakings.
- You have to resign to your own fate, like, and once you do that, that's what these warrior cultures did.
- I think we were born into genius and we get resigned into mediocrity.
Examples
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For ten years, she had lived like a nun and had resigned herself to celibacy.
Fiction book (1990) -
But you need to resign yourself to the awkwardness of life.
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Once you resign yourself it gets a bit better.
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I had just kind of resigned myself to existing today, which is absolutely fine.
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For so many years, John had resigned himself to wondering about Carl and never knowing the answers.
Fiction book (1992) -
After I was assured of her affair with Count Vizakna, I stopped writing and resigned myself to my fate.
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"The man sitting on the box looked weary, resigned to being dismissed as soon as the Duchess got home."
Fiction book (1994) -
Many of the villages here were resigned to suffering their way through the searing droughts of the region.
Academic text (2007) -
Otherwise, they will in fact be resigning themselves to slow growth, stagnation, or even long-term relative decline.
Academic text (2007) -
After several months of trying to change the situation, she decided to resign herself to her circumstances and adapt.
Synonyms
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3.5
To tolerate an unpleasant situation without complaining
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4.4
To stop fighting and give control or things to someone else, often when forced
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3.0
To stop resisting and agree to what others want
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4.1
To accept another person's control, often against your wishes
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4.3
To stop resisting under pressure or force
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6.7
To give in to pressure or demands
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5.8
To stop resisting and allow something to happen, like a person giving in or a storm easing
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5.8
To accept something unpleasant that you cannot change
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8.4
To stop fighting back and accept defeat or demands
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8.4
To accept something you do not want without complaining
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5.5
To give something to another person or group against your will
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7.6
To give in to pressure or demands from others
Antonyms
How Accepting
Surface Forms
Etymology
Resign comes from Latin resignare 'release' or 'give up', from re- 'back' and signare 'to mark'. A helpful way to remember 'resign oneself to' is that it means to stop fighting and 'give up' resisting, so you accept an unpleasant situation.