English > resign: 4 senses > verb 1, social| Meaning | Leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s |
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| Example | "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds" |
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| Synonyms | vacate, renounce, give up |
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| Narrower | abdicate, renounce | Give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations |
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| Broader | leave office, quit, step down, resign | Give up or retire from a position |
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| Spanish | dimitir, renegar, renunciar, resignar |
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| Catalan | dimitir, renegar, renunciar |
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| Nouns | resignation | the act of giving up (a claim or office or possession etc.) |
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English > resign: 4 senses > verb 2, social| Meaning | Give up or retire from a position. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
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| Example | "The chairman resigned over the financial scandal" |
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| Synonyms | leave office, quit, step down |
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| Narrower | fall | Lose office or power |
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| retire | go into retirement |
| top out | Give up one's career just as one becomes very successful |
| vacate, resign, renounce, give up | Leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily |
| Broader | leave, depart, pull up stakes | Remove oneself from an association with or participation in |
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| Opposite | take office | assume an office, duty, or title |
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| Spanish | dejar, dimitir, renunciar, resignar |
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| Catalan | dimitir |
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| Nouns | resignation | the act of giving up (a claim or office or possession etc.) |
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| resignation | a formal document giving notice of your intention to resign |
