What is the meaning of resigned?

verb

  • Leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily.
    • usage: "She vacated the position when she got pregnant"; "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds"
  • Give up or retire from a position.
    • usage: "The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month"; "The chairman resigned over the financial scandal"
  • Part with a possession or right.
    • usage: "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne"
  • Accept as inevitable.
    • usage: "He resigned himself to his fate"
9
 
|15 years ago|702 views|share |citing 
APAWordNet. (2010). resigned. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/resigned/definitions/1182271
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "resigned" http://smartdefine.org/resigned/definitions/1182271 (accessed September 20, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, resigned, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/resigned/definitions/1182271>.
MLAWordNet. "resigned" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/resigned/definitions/1182271>
{ class="autoclick" }next definition (/)