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resign verb

  /ɹɪˈzaɪn/
  • (transitive, or, intransitive) To voluntarily leave (a job or position), in particular a hard-fought position of high status. [from 14th c.]
 zurücktreten, kündigen

resignation noun

  /ˌɹez.əɡˈnæɪ.ʃən/ , /ˌɹez.ɪɡˈnæɪ.ʃən/ , /ˌɹɛz.ɪɡˈneɪ.ʃən/
  • The act of resigning.
 Rücktritt, Kündigung, Niederlegung
  • A written or oral declaration that one resigns.
 Rücktrittserklärung
  • An uncomplaining acceptance of something undesirable but unavoidable.
 Resignation
resign oneself
resignieren, abfinden
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