resign

• Verbo que significa abandonar voluntariamente un trabajo, cargo o puesto, o aceptar una situación como inevitable.

A verb used to indicate the act of voluntarily leaving a job, position, or office, or accepting a situation as unavoidable.

1. Leave a job or positionB1formal

   To voluntarily give up a job, office, or position.

   Renunciar a un empleo o cargo

   • She decided to resign from her position as manager.
   • He resigned after the scandal broke out.
   • The CEO resigned effective immediately.

   Sinónimosgive noticeleavequitstand-downstep downvacate

   Antónimoskeepremainstay

2. Accept a situationB2formal

   To accept something unpleasant that cannot be changed.

   resignarse

   • He resigned himself to the fact that he would not get the promotion.
   • She resigned herself to living alone after her husband's death.
   • They resigned themselves to the long wait.

   Sinónimosacceptacquiescegive inreconcilesubmityield

   Antónimosdefyfightopposeresiststruggle