resign (Meaning)

Wordnet

resign (v)

leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily

give up or retire from a position

part with a possession or right

accept as inevitable

Webster

resign (v. t.)

To sign back; to return by a formal act; to yield to another; to surrender; -- said especially of office or emolument. Hence, to give up; to yield; to submit; -- said of the wishes or will, or of something valued; -- also often used reflexively.

To relinquish; to abandon.

To commit to the care of; to consign.

resign Sentence Examples

  1. After years of dedicated service, the CEO decided to resign from her position.
  2. The politician's resignation from office sent shockwaves through the nation.
  3. The athlete resigned from the team due to personal reasons.
  4. The employee resigned in protest against unethical company practices.
  5. The CEO was forced to resign after losing the trust of the board.
  6. The professor resigned from the university to pursue research independently.
  7. The director resigned from the film project due to creative differences.
  8. The resignation of the cabinet member plunged the government into crisis.
  9. The union threatened to resign en masse if their demands were not met.
  10. The employee resigned with a heavy heart, but knew it was the right decision.

FAQs About the word resign

leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily, give up or retire from a position, part with a possession or right, accept as inevitableTo sign back; to return by

relinquish, renounce,abdicate, deny, vacate, surrender, waive,cede, abjure, quit

claim, appropriate, appropriate,assume, assume, claim, guard, seize,protect, seize

After years of dedicated service, the CEO decided to resign from her position.

The politician's resignation from office sent shockwaves through the nation.

The athlete resigned from the team due to personal reasons.

The employee resigned in protest against unethical company practices.