resign

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner le fait de quitter volontairement un emploi, un poste ou une fonction, ou d'accepter une situation comme inévitable.

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.

   Démissionner d'un poste

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

   Synonymesgive noticeleavequitstand-downstep downvacate

   Antonymeskeepremainstay

2. Accept a situationB2formal

   To accept something unpleasant that cannot be changed.

   se résigner à

   • 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.

   Synonymesacceptacquiescegive inreconcilesubmityield

   Antonymesdefyfightopposeresiststruggle