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10 Language-to-English DictionariesResign
/rɪˈzaɪn/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To voluntarily leave a job or position of office.
"He decided to resign from his position as CEO after five years of service." - 2
To accept something unpleasant that cannot be avoided.
"She had to resign herself to the fact that the project would not be funded."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'resignare', meaning 'to unseal, cancel, or annul', formed from 're-' (back, again) and 'signare' (to sign). By the late Middle English period, the term shifted in usage to mean formally giving up an office, position, or claim.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Resign" is said worldwide
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démissionner
Transliteration: deh-mee-syo-nay
"Il a décidé de démissionner de son poste."
zurücktreten
Transliteration: tsu-ʁʏkˌtʁeːtn̩
"Der Minister trat nach dem Skandal zurück."
dimettersi
Transliteration: di-met-ter-si
"Si è dimesso dal suo incarico la settimana scorsa."
dimitir
Transliteration: di-mi-tir
"El director tuvo que dimitir debido a la presión."
demitir-se
Transliteration: de-mi-tir-se
"Ele resolveu demitir-se da empresa."
इस्तीफ़ा देना
Transliteration: istifa dena
"उन्होंने अपने पद से इस्तीफा दे दिया।"
辞职
Transliteration: cízhí
"经理决定辞职去追求新的机会。"
사임하다
Transliteration: saim-hada
"대표이사는 자리에서 사임하기로 결정했습니다."
辞任する
Transliteration: jinin suru
"彼は突然その職を辞任した。"
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