Translate resign | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of resign
verb
1 [no object] voluntarily leave a job or other position:he resigned from the government in protest at the policy [with object] give up (an office, power, privilege, etc.):four deputies resigned their seats [no object] Chess end a game by conceding defeat without being checkmated:he lost his queen and resigned in 45 moves
2 (
be resigned)
accept that something undesirable cannot be avoided:he seems resigned to a shortened career she resigned herself to a lengthy session archaic surrender oneself to another’s guidance:he vows to resign himself to her direction
