resign
gb/ɹɪzˈaɪn/ us/ɹɪzˈaɪn/
B1
English
~ 2600
lemond, felmond, beletörődik, belenyugszik
VERB
B1
1
Usage pattern:
to resign from [a job/position]
The minister decided to resign after the scandal.
A miniszter a botrány után úgy döntött, hogy lemond.
She resigned from her position as CEO last year.
Tavaly lemondott vezérigazgatói tisztségéről.
Under public pressure, the mayor announced he would resign.
He handed in his resignation letter and resigned immediately.
They resigned from the board to pursue other interests.
Learner examples
I will resign from my job next month.
Jövő hónapban felmondok a munkahelyemen.
She resigned as manager of the store.
Lemondott az üzletvezetői posztjáról.
He resigned because he found a better job.
The teacher resigned after ten years.
They resigned from the company together.
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes confuse 'resign' with 're-sign', which means to sign again, often for a new contract.
Meaning
Formally leave a job or role
Collocations
resign from a position
|resign as president
|offer to resign
|resign immediately
|resign under pressure
Synonyms
quit (More informal; can be used for both formal and informal situations, but less official-sounding.)
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step down (Often used for positions of authority; slightly more neutral and less formal than 'resign'.)
Antonyms
accept (In the sense of continuing in a role; to accept or remain in a position is the opposite of resigning from it.)
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remain (To stay in one's job or position rather than leaving it.)
Themes
work
|business
|law
|core_vocabulary
Definition
To say you will stop working at your job or in your position.
To officially state that you are leaving your job or position, usually by giving written or verbal notice.
VERB
B2
FORMAL
2
beletörődik
B2
belenyugszik
B2
Usage pattern:
to resign oneself to [something]
She resigned herself to the fact that she would never see him again.
Beletörődött abba, hogy soha többé nem fogja látni.
After months of searching, he resigned himself to living alone.
Hónapokig tartó keresés után beletörődött abba, hogy egyedül kell élnie.
They resigned themselves to staying indoors during the storm.
He resigned himself to working late every night.
We resigned ourselves to the long wait ahead.
Learner examples
I resigned myself to the bad news.
Belenyugodtam a rossz hírbe.
She resigned herself to living in the city.
Beletörődött abba, hogy a városban kell élnie.
He resigned himself to losing the game.
We resigned ourselves to waiting a long time.
They resigned themselves to the cold weather.
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes use 'resign' alone instead of 'resign oneself' when talking about accepting something unpleasant.
Meaning
Accept something unpleasant quietly
Collocations
resign oneself to fate
|resign oneself to failure
|resign oneself to the fact
Synonyms
accept (General term for agreeing to something; less formal and not always implying reluctance.)
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submit (Implies yielding to authority or inevitability, often reluctantly.)
Antonyms
resist (To try to stop or oppose something instead of accepting it.)
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fight (To actively oppose something unpleasant rather than accepting it.)
Themes
emotions
|life
|core_vocabulary
Definition
To accept something bad that you cannot change, without trying to stop it.
To accept something bad or undesirable that you cannot change, without trying to fight it.
Grammar
Dictionary form
resign
IPA
GB/ɹɪzˈaɪn/
US/ɹɪzˈaɪn/
Syllables & stress
resign (1 syllable)
Word forms
Verb
- Base: resign
- 3rd Person Singular: resigns
- Present Participle: resigning
- Past: resigned
Word family
Forms
resigns
verb
resigning
verb
resigned
verb
Core family
resignation
noun B2
Advanced or less common
resignedly
adverb
Expressions
resign oneself to
1/ɹɪzˈaɪn wˌʌnsˈɛlf tə/
fixed phrase
formal
Accept something that cannot be changed
To accept that something bad will happen or cannot be changed.
Examples
- After hearing the decision, she resigned herself to starting over.
- He resigned himself to spending another winter in the small cabin.