resigned Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
   vacate; give up; resign; renounce.
   
   • She vacated the position when she got pregnant
   • The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds
2. verb give up or retire from a position
   step down; quit; leave office; resign.
   
   • The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month
   • The chairman resigned over the financial scandal
3. verb part with a possession or right
   release; relinquish; give up; free; resign.
   
   • I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest
   • resign a claim to the throne
4. verb accept as inevitable
   submit; reconcile; resign.
   
   • He resigned himself to his fate

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