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resign re-sign
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
resign/rɪˈzʌɪn/
▶verb
- 1 voluntarily leave a job or position of office.
- 2 (be resigned or resign oneself to) accept that something undesirable cannot be avoided.
- 3 archaic surrender oneself to another's guidance.
– derivatives
resigned adjective,
resignedly adverb,
resignedness noun,
resigner noun.
resigned adjective,
resignedly adverb,
resignedness noun,
resigner noun.
– origin ME: from OFr. resigner, from L. resignare ‘unseal, cancel’.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
re-sign/riːˈsʌɪn/
▶verb sign (a document or contract) again.
'resign' also found in these Oxford entries:
Forum discussions with the word(s) "resign" in the title:
'resign' from a job
forced [to leave /resign ?] from office
give it up/resign from it ?
If I were he, I would [resign /have resigned]
insist that he resign (Subjunctive)
pressure him < to resign / into resigning >
pressure to resign
Resign 'a job/ from a job'
Resign 'ourselves' to ...
resign [from?] my post: AE / BE
resign = re-sign?
resign a situation of responsibility and trust with the white wings department
resign and re-sign
resign the whip
Resign vs. Withdraw
She resigned from the government last week--resign
forced [to leave /resign ?] from office
give it up/resign from it ?
If I were he, I would [resign /have resigned]
insist that he resign (Subjunctive)
pressure him < to resign / into resigning >
pressure to resign
Resign 'a job/ from a job'
Resign 'ourselves' to ...
resign [from?] my post: AE / BE
resign = re-sign?
resign a situation of responsibility and trust with the white wings department
resign and re-sign
resign the whip
Resign vs. Withdraw
She resigned from the government last week--resign
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