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resigned
[ri-zahynd]
resigned
/ rɪˈzaɪnd, rɪˈzaɪnɪdlɪ /
adjective
characteristic of or proceeding from an attitude of resignation; acquiescent or submissive
Other Word Forms
- resignedly adverb
- resignedness noun
- self-resigned adjective
- unresigned adjective
Example Sentences
In 2024, Rep. Mark Green, who resigned from Congress earlier this year, won the district by 22 points.
Ministers from the other main ultra-Orthodox party, Shas, resigned from the cabinet over the issue, though the party has not formally left the coalition.
He resigned Thursday, hours after the pipeline deal was signed.
Simon Stevens, the council's head of adult care and health, had been serving as interim CEO but resigned from that role earlier this week.
A daughter of South Africa's ex-president Jacob Zuma has resigned from parliament after claims she was involved in recruiting men to join Russian mercenaries in the Ukraine war, her party said Friday.
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When To Use
Resigned is an adjective that means having an accepting, unresisting attitude or in a state of submission.A person who is resigned is often in a state of realization that the negative situation that is happening to them will continue to happen and that they can’t do anything to stop it.The word is especially used in phrases like resigned to one’s fate or resigned to the fact that (something is happening).Resigned is also the past tense of the verb resign. Resign most commonly means to quit a job, but it can also mean to submit or yield. The noun form resignation can mean a state of submission or acquiescence, as in There is a sense of resignation in the room now that most of the votes are in and there doesn’t appear to be any path to victory. Example: Even if I ace the test, it won’t bring up my average enough, so I’m resigned to the fact that I’m going to fail the class.
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