Resigned - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |rɪˈzaɪnd|  American pronunciation of the word resigned
Brit.  |rɪˈzaɪnd|  British pronunciation of the word resigned
- this word is a past tense form of the verbto resign
- this word is a past participle form of the verbto resign

adjective

- Characterized by resignation or acceptance.

verb

- Simple past tense and past participle of resign.

Extra examples

'We'll have to leave,' she said with a resigned sigh.

She resigned for personal reasons.

She was so upset by their decision that she resigned in protest.

The newspaper's editor resigned after the scandal.

He resigned from his job as principal of the school.

The seat was left vacant when the secretary resigned.

...emotionally maltreated and neglected for years by her husband, she had long ago resigned herself to a loveless marriage...

She resigned from her position to pacify her accusers.

...after the president resigned, the vice president stepped in and took the reins of the company...

...her husband is by nature a reticent person, and she resigned herself to that fact long ago...

...after a lifetime of setbacks, defeats, and failures, he could only greet the latest bad news with a resigned fatalism and dull torpor...

He resigned from his post as Bishop when the scandal broke.

He resigned as secretary of defense one day before last fall's elections.

He resigned himself with a docility that gave little augury of his future greatness.

Joe resigned, which was a severe blow because we needed him desperately.

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