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resignieren

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German

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Etymology

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16th century in the obsolete sense, from Middle French resigner, from Latin resignare. The contemporary since the 18th century, from Modern French résigner.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /reziˈɡniːrən/, [ʁe.ziˈɡniː.ʁən], [ʁə-], [ˌʁɛ-], [ˌʁeː-], [-zɪ-], [-ˈɡniː.ɐn], [-ˈɡni(ː)ɐ̯n]
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  • IPA(key): /rezɪkˈniːrən/, /rezɪŋˈniːrən/ (rarer variants)
  • Hyphenation: re‧sig‧nie‧ren

Verb

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resignieren (weak, third-person singular present resigniert, past tense resignierte, past participle resigniert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to resign oneself (accept with frustration but without complaining)
    Synonyms: sich fügen, sich ergeben
  2. (archaic to obsolete) to resign (from a position)
    Synonyms: zurücktreten, ein Amt niederlegen

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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