Associations to the word «Resign»

Wiktionary

RESIGN, verb. (transitive) To give up or hand over (something to someone); to relinquish ownership of. [from 14th c.]
RESIGN, verb. (transitive or intransitive) To quit (a job or position). [from 14th c.]
RESIGN, verb. (transitive or intransitive) To submit passively; to give up as hopeless or inevitable. [from 15th c.]
RESIGN, verb. (proscribed) Alternative spelling of re-sign
RESIGN ONESELF, verb. To give up, stop resisting and come to accept.

Dictionary definition

RESIGN, verb. Leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily; "She vacated the position when she got pregnant"; "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds".
RESIGN, verb. Give up or retire from a position; "The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month"; "The chairman resigned over the financial scandal".
RESIGN, verb. Part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne".
RESIGN, verb. Accept as inevitable; "He resigned himself to his fate".

Wise words

Love. Fall in love and stay in love. Write only what you love, and love what you write. The key word is love. You have to get up in the morning and write something you love, something to live for.
Ray Bradbury