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Detailed Synonyms for resign in English

resign:

to resign verb (resigns, resigned, resigning)

  1. to resign
    to resign; to retire; to withdraw; to slow down; to come to a halt
    • resign verb (resigns, resigned, resigning)
    • retire verb (retires, retired, retiring)
    • withdraw verb (withdraws, withdrew, withdrawing)
    • slow down verb (slows down, slowed down, slowing down)
    • come to a halt verb (comes to a halt, came to a halt, coming to a halt)
  2. to resign
    to withdraw; to retrieve; to resign; to resign from; to retire; to pull back; to abdicate; to secede from; to fetch back
    • withdraw verb (withdraws, withdrew, withdrawing)
    • retrieve verb (retrieves, retrieved, retrieving)
    • resign verb (resigns, resigned, resigning)
    • resign from verb (resigns from, resigned from, resigning from)
    • retire verb (retires, retired, retiring)
    • pull back verb (pulls back, pulled back, pulling back)
    • abdicate verb (abdicates, abdicated, abdicating)
    • secede from verb (secedes from, seceded from, seceding from)
    • fetch back verb (fetches back, fetched back, fetching back)
  3. to resign
    to resign; cancel an appointment; to terminate
  4. to resign
    – accept as inevitable 1
    to submit; to reconcile; to resign
    – accept as inevitable 1
    • submit verb (submits, submitted, submitting)
    • reconcile verb (reconciles, reconciled, reconciling)
    • resign verb (resigns, resigned, resigning)
      • He resigned himself to his fate1
  5. to resign
    – part with a possession or right 1
    to release; to resign; to free; to relinquish; to give up
    – part with a possession or right 1
    • release verb (releases, released, releasing)
    • resign verb (resigns, resigned, resigning)
      • resign a claim to the throne1
    • free verb (frees, freed, freeing)
    • relinquish verb (relinquishes, relinquished, relinquishing)
      • I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest1
    • give up verb (gives up, gave up, giving up)
  6. to resign
    – leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily 1
    to resign; to renounce; to give up; vacate
    – leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily 1
    • resign verb (resigns, resigned, resigning)
      • The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds1
    • renounce verb (renounces, renounced, renouncing)
    • give up verb (gives up, gave up, giving up)
    • vacate verb
      • She vacated the position when she got pregnant1
  7. to resign
    – give up or retire from a position 1
    to quit; to resign; to step down; leave office
    – give up or retire from a position 1
    • quit verb (quits, quit, quiting)
    • resign verb (resigns, resigned, resigning)
      • The chairman resigned over the financial scandal1
    • step down verb (steps down, stepped down, stepping down)
    • leave office verb
      • The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month1

Conjugations for resign:

present
  1. resign
  2. resign
  3. resigns
  4. resign
  5. resign
  6. resign
simple past
  1. resigned
  2. resigned
  3. resigned
  4. resigned
  5. resigned
  6. resigned
present perfect
  1. have resigned
  2. have resigned
  3. has resigned
  4. have resigned
  5. have resigned
  6. have resigned
past continuous
  1. was resigning
  2. were resigning
  3. was resigning
  4. were resigning
  5. were resigning
  6. were resigning
future
  1. shall resign
  2. will resign
  3. will resign
  4. shall resign
  5. will resign
  6. will resign
continuous present
  1. am resigning
  2. are resigning
  3. is resigning
  4. are resigning
  5. are resigning
  6. are resigning
subjunctive
  1. be resigned
  2. be resigned
  3. be resigned
  4. be resigned
  5. be resigned
  6. be resigned
diverse
  1. resign!
  2. let's resign!
  3. resigned
  4. resigning
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "resign":

  1. accept as inevitable1
    • He resigned himself to his fate1
  2. part with a possession or right1
    • resign a claim to the throne1
  3. leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily1
    • The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds1
  4. give up or retire from a position1
    • The chairman resigned over the financial scandal1

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