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resigns

verb

Meaning

  1. To sign again; to provide one's signature again.
  2. (by extension) To sign a contract renewing or restarting a professional relationship, such as that of a professional athlete with a sports team.
  3. To give up; to relinquish ownership of.
  4. To hand over (something to someone), place into the care or control of another.
  5. To quit (a job or position).
  6. To submit passively; to give up as hopeless or inevitable.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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