"resign" meaning in English

See resign in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˌrəˈzaɪn/, /riːˈsaɪn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-resign (verb).wav [UK] Forms: resign [canonical], resigns [third-person, singular], resigned [past], resigned [past, participle], resigning [present, participle]
Etymology: re- + clip Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|re|clip}} re- + clip Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If someone resigns from a job, they quit it. Synonyms: quit
    Sense id: simple-resign-en-verb-KhIwiHwk
  2. If you resign something, you sign it again.
    Sense id: simple-resign-en-verb-01HK1PFD
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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