resign
gb/ɹɪzˈaɪn/ us/ɹɪzˈaɪn/
B1
Angielski
~ 2600
lemond, felmond, beletörődik, belenyugszik
CZASOWNIK
B1
1
Schemat użycia:
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.
Przykłady dla uczących się
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.
Częsty błąd:
Learners sometimes confuse 'resign' with 're-sign', which means to sign again, often for a new contract.
Znaczenie
Formally leave a job or role
Kolokacje
resign from a position
|resign as president
|offer to resign
|resign immediately
|resign under pressure
Synonimy
quit (More informal; can be used for both formal and informal situations, but less official-sounding.)
|
step down (Often used for positions of authority; slightly more neutral and less formal than 'resign'.)
Antonimy
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.)
Tematy
work
|business
|law
|core_vocabulary
Definicja
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.
CZASOWNIK
B2
FORMAL
2
beletörődik
B2
belenyugszik
B2
Schemat użycia:
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.
Przykłady dla uczących się
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.
Częsty błąd:
Learners sometimes use 'resign' alone instead of 'resign oneself' when talking about accepting something unpleasant.
Znaczenie
Accept something unpleasant quietly
Kolokacje
resign oneself to fate
|resign oneself to failure
|resign oneself to the fact
Synonimy
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.)
Antonimy
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.)
Tematy
emotions
|life
|core_vocabulary
Definicja
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.
Gramatyka
Forma słownikowa
resign
IPA
GB/ɹɪzˈaɪn/
US/ɹɪzˈaɪn/
Sylaby i akcent
resign (1 sylaba)
Formy wyrazu
Verb
- Base: resign
- 3rd Person Singular: resigns
- Present Participle: resigning
- Past: resigned
Rodzina wyrazów
Forms
resigns
verb
resigning
verb
resigned
verb
Core family
resignation
noun B2
Advanced or less common
resignedly
adverb
Wyrażenia
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.
Przykłady
- After hearing the decision, she resigned herself to starting over.
- He resigned himself to spending another winter in the small cabin.