Andy resigned from the fraternity.
•I will not resign from my job. You will have to fire me.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
resign */*/*/ — UK [rɪˈzaɪn] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms resign : present tense I/you/we/they resign he/she/it resigns present participle resigning past tense resigned past participle resigned to state formally that you are leaving a job… … English dictionary
resign — re|sign [ rı zaın ] verb intransitive or transitive *** to state formally that you are leaving a job permanently: It now seems clear that she will resign her directorship immediately. resign from: He made it clear that he was not resigning from… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
resign — re|sign W3 [rıˈzaın] v [I and T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: resigner, from Latin resignare to unseal, cancel, give back , from signare; SIGN2] 1.) to officially announce that you have decided to leave your job or an organization… … Dictionary of contemporary English
resign — [ri zīn′] vt. [ME resignen < MFr resigner < L resignare < re , back + signare, to SIGN] 1. to give up possession of; relinquish (a claim, etc.) 2. to give up (an office, position, etc.) vi. to give up an office, position of employment,… … English World dictionary
resign*/ — [rɪˈzaɪn] verb [I/T] to state formally that you are leaving your job He made it clear that he was not resigning from active politics.[/ex] He was forced to resign as mayor.[/ex] • resign yourself (to sth) to accept that something unpleasant must… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
resign — 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 … English new terms dictionary
resign — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French resigner, from Latin resignare, literally, to unseal, cancel, from re + signare to sign, seal more at sign Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. relegate, consign; especially to give (oneself)… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Psychology (The separation of) from philosophy — The separation of psychology from philosophy Studies in the sciences of mind 1815–1879 Edward S.Reed THE IMPOSSIBLE SCIENCE Traditional metaphysics The consensus of European opinion during and immediately after the Napoleonic era was that… … History of philosophy
give something up — STOP, cease, discontinue, desist from, abstain from, cut out, renounce, forgo; resign from, stand down from; informal quit, kick, swear off, leave off, pack in, lay off; Brit. informal jack in. → give … Useful english dictionary
pack something in — (informal) 1 she has packed in her job: RESIGN FROM, leave, give up; informal quit, chuck; Brit. informal jack in. 2 he should pack in smoking: GIVE UP, abstain from … Useful english dictionary
throw something up — GIVE UP, abandon, relinquish, resign (from), leave; informal quit, chuck, pack in; Brit. informal jack in. → throw … Useful english dictionary
