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# resignation

noun (a resignation, resignations; resignation — uncountable)

«resignation» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A resignation is when someone officially leaves their job by choice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resignation/#m1)
2. A resignation is also the letter or announcement saying that you are leaving a job. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resignation/#m2)
3. Resignation is calmly accepting something bad that you cannot change, as in "a sigh of resignation". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resignation/#m3)

### In the lessons

In adult life and news, a leader or worker may hand in their resignation. In stories, "a look of resignation" shows a character has given up hope of changing something. Phrases: "hand in your resignation", "letter of resignation", "call for his resignation", "with resignation".

### Examples

- The football manager handed in his resignation after the team lost again. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resignation/#x1)
- She wrote a letter of resignation to her boss. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resignation/#x2)
- People called for the minister's resignation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resignation/#x3)
- "Fine, I'll do my homework," he said with resignation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resignation/#x4)
- The head teacher's resignation surprised everyone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resignation/#x5)
- We accepted the rainy weather with resignation and played board games. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resignation/#x6)
- The frown was chased away by a look of Christian resignation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resignation/#x7)

### Note

Verb: resign; you resign "from" a job. Note: "resign" (leave a job) is pronounced ri-ZINE, but "re-sign" (sign again, like a footballer signing a new contract) is pronounced ree-SINE. Being "let go" or "sacked" is different from resigning: in resignation you choose to leave.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «resignation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resignation/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«resignation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/resignation.html) on Mova free.