resign
gb/ɹɪzˈaɪn/ us/ɹɪzˈaɪn/
B1
ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ
~ 2600
ਅਰਥ
0 ਅਰਥ
ਕਿਰਿਆ
B1
action
1
Formally leave a job or role
To say you will stop working at your job or in your position.
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
to resign from [a job/position]
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Learners sometimes confuse 'resign' with 're-sign', which means to sign again, often for a new contract.
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
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'.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
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.)
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
resign from a position
|resign as president
|offer to resign
|resign immediately
|resign under pressure
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
work
|business
|law
|core_vocabulary
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- The minister decided to resign after the scandal.
- She resigned from her position as CEO last year.
- 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.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- I will resign from my job next month.
- She resigned as manager of the store.
- He resigned because he found a better job.
- The teacher resigned after ten years.
- They resigned from the company together.
ਕਿਰਿਆ
formal
B2
action
2
Accept something unpleasant quietly
To accept something bad that you cannot change, without trying to stop it.
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
to resign oneself to [something]
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Learners sometimes use 'resign' alone instead of 'resign oneself' when talking about accepting something unpleasant.
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
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.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
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.)
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
resign oneself to fate
|resign oneself to failure
|resign oneself to the fact
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
emotions
|life
|core_vocabulary
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- She resigned herself to the fact that she would never see him again.
- After months of searching, he resigned himself to living alone.
- 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.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- I resigned myself to the bad news.
- She resigned herself to living in the city.
- He resigned himself to losing the game.
- We resigned ourselves to waiting a long time.
- They resigned themselves to the cold weather.
ਵਿਆਕਰਨ
ਸ਼ਬਦਕੋਸ਼ੀ ਰੂਪ
resign
IPA
GB/ɹɪzˈaɪn/
US/ɹɪzˈaɪn/
ਸਿਲੇਬਲ ਅਤੇ ਜ਼ੋਰ
resign (1 ਸਿਲੇਬਲ)
ਸ਼ਬਦ ਰੂਪ
Verb
- Base: resign
- 3rd Person Singular: resigns
- Present Participle: resigning
- Past: resigned
ਸ਼ਬਦ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ
Forms
resigns
verb
resigning
verb
resigned
verb
Core family
resignation
noun B2
Advanced or less common
resignedly
adverb
ਅਭਿਵੈਕਤੀਆਂ
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.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- After hearing the decision, she resigned herself to starting over.
- He resigned himself to spending another winter in the small cabin.