Definition
to resign (from a job): to choose to leave, to quit (a job)
to resign oneself (to do something): to accept, to surrender to (doing something)
- "You can't resign!"
- "It is my sad duty to inform you that I am resigning from my positions as Head of Research and Development and Most Handsome Man at the Delavigne Corporation, effective immediately."
- "I resign."
- "MiniTeleCom declares bankruptcy and finally, US senator Robert Roberts resigns following charges of embezzlement."
- "I hereby resign from my position as intern, effective immediately, in order to pursue a new career as ...................................."
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