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Resign: Definition, Usage & Key Differences (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：officially leave a job (resign)

resign 🔊

/rɪˈzaɪn/

To officially tell your boss that you are leaving your job or position.

Resign definition illustrated by employee handing resignation letter to manager in office.

officially leave a job 🔊

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/əˈfɪʃəli liːv ə dʒɒb/

To formally announce departure from employment or a position.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Latin 'resignare' (to unseal), from 're-' (back) + 'signare' (to sign).

💡 Mnemonic

Think RE-SIGN: you sign again to leave a job, like submitting a resignation letter.

📖 Example

After ten years of hard work, she decided to resign and travel the world. 🔊 After a decade of diligent effort, she chose to resign and explore the globe.

🔗 Collocations

resign from a post – to leave an official position

resign voluntarily – to quit by one's own choice

submit a resignation – to formally offer a resignation letter

🔄 Synonyms

quit (v.) – to stop working at a job voluntarily

step down (v.) – to leave a position of authority

abdicate (v.) – to formally give up a throne or high office

🚫 Antonyms

be appointed (v.) – to be given a new job or position

join (v.) – to become a member of an organization

🌱 Derivatives

resignation (n.) – the act of resigning or a formal letter stating resignation

📖 Cultural Story

Originating from Latin 'resignare' meaning 'to unseal' or 'cancel', the term evolved in medieval contexts to denote formally relinquishing a position by signing a document, reflecting procedural withdrawal.

Meaning 2：accept reluctantly (resign)

resign 🔊

/rɪˈzaɪn/

To accept something unpleasant that you cannot change. It often feels like giving up but staying calm.

Resign meaning of calm acceptance shown by person peacefully watching rainy day.

accept reluctantly 🔊

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/əkˈsept rɪˈlʌktəntli/

To acquiesce to an unavoidable situation with calm acceptance.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

With the rain pouring down, we had to resign ourselves to spending the day indoors. 🔊 Due to heavy rainfall, we accepted staying inside for the day without protest.

🔗 Collocations

resign oneself to – to accept something unpleasant as inevitable

resign to fate – to submit to destiny without resistance

🔄 Synonyms

acquiesce (v.) – to accept something without protest

submit (v.) – to yield to authority or necessity

reconcile (v.) – to make oneself accept something disagreeable

🚫 Antonyms

resist (v.) – to oppose or fight against something

protest (v.) – to express strong objection