resign
verb (used without object)
to give up an office or position, often formally (often followed byfrom ).
have been resigning
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present perfect progressiveof resign.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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He would gladly have resigned and gone at once, but that would have been resigning under virtual charges: he had to stay, and his wife had to stay with him, and Nellie with her.
From The Deserter by Charles King
