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- pronunciation:
- rih
zaIn
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
resigns, resigning, resigned |
| definition 1: |
to terminate a period of employment, esp. by formal notification (often fol. by "from").
In protest, some of the top executives resigned from the company.Richard Nixon resigned as President of the United States.- synonyms:
- quit
- antonyms:
- accede
- similar words:
- abdicate, leave, vacate
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| definition 2: |
to withdraw, as from a match or competition.
Seeing no chance against his opponent, he resigned from the match.- synonyms:
- withdraw
- similar words:
- quit, retire
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| related words: |
withdraw |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to relinquish (a job, office, commission, or the like), often after formal notification.
She resigned her post as chair of the department.- synonyms:
- quit
- similar words:
- abdicate, leave, relinquish
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| definition 2: |
to relinquish (a right, claim, privilege, or the like)
His elder brother resigned his rights to the throne.She resigned her claim to the estate.- synonyms:
- relinquish, surrender
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| definition 3: |
to passively submit (oneself) to something disagreeable or disappointing.
He gave up looking for another job and resigned himself to staying on in his current position.She eventually resigned herself to the fact that her husband was never going to change his habits.- similar words:
- accept, reconcile, submit
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| related words: |
surrender, vacate, yield |
adverb + (v.)resign
abruptly, formally, hereby, privately, promptly, quietly, recently, seemingly, since, subsequently, voluntarily
(v.)resign
+ adverb
gracefully, immediately, masse, reportedly, shortly, unexpectedly, yesterday
(v.)resign
+ noun
accusation,
allegation,
archbishop,
baseman,
board,
chairman,
chairmanship,
coach,
commission,
corruption,
deputy,
disagreement,
disgrace,
disgust,
exile,
fate,
frustration,
handling,
impeachment,
indictment,
leave,
likelihood,
membership,
month,
pastor,
position,
post,
presidency,
pressure,
protest,
publisher,
resignation,
scandal,
seat,
superintendent,
wake,
week
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The word resign
contains the following parts:
re-
Latin
prefix
that means again; back or back again
  More about this word part:
The prefix re-
occurs in verbs that are Latin loanwords, where it can mean "again" (revise
) or "back again" (reflect
). It also attaches to English verbs (replay
, rewind) with both meanings. Any verb can be prefixed by "re-
" to indicate that an action is repeated. No hyphen is necessary unless the word formed is identical to an existing word (re-sign the document, but resign
from a job).
Example words:
irrefragable, irremissible, irrevocable, re-coil, re-cover, react, reappear, rebuild, recall, recede, recoil, reconstruct, record, recover, redo, reflect, reflection, regress, reheat, relive, remissible, remit, remove, renew, renewal, repaint, repay, replay, replete, report, reporter, reservation, resign, resignation, respect, retract, reverse, reversible, revert, review, revise, revision, revive, revolve, revolution, rewrite, rebel, rebellious
sign
Latin
root
that means mark, sign
Example words:
assign, assignation, consign, design, designate, ensign, insignia, resign, resignation, sign, signature, significant, signify
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