resign als werkwoord: - 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
resign
werkwoord
1 resign
Leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily:
— The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds.
synoniemen: give up, renounce, vacate.
Roget 782:
relinquish,
give up,
surrender,
yield,
cede;
let go,
let slip;
spare,
drop,
resign,
forego,
renounce,
abandon,
expropriate†,
give away,
dispose of,
part with;
lay aside,
lay apart,
lay down,
lay on the shelf
etc.
(disuse)
678;
set aside,
put aside,
put away;
make away with,
cast behind;
maroon.
give notice to quit,
give warning;
supersede;
be rid of,
get rid of,
be quit of,
get quit of;
eject
etc.
297.
rid oneself of,
disburden oneself of,
divest oneself of,
dispossess oneself of;
wash one's hands of.
discard,
cast off,
dismiss;
cast away,
throw away,
pitch away,
fling away,
cast aside,
cast overboard,
cast to the dogs,
throw aside,
throw overboard,
throw to the dogs,
pitch aside,
pitch overboard,
pitch to the dogs,
fling aside,
fling overboard,
fling to the dogs;
cast to the winds,
throw to the winds,
sweep to the winds;
put away,
turn away,
sweep away;
jettison;
reject.
quit one's hold,
quitclaim.
... meer laten zien
Roget 757:
resign;
give up,
throw up;
lay down,
throw up the cards,
wash one's hands of,
abjure,
renounce,
forego,
disclaim,
retract;
deny
etc.
536.
abrogate
etc.
756;
desert
etc.
(relinquish)
624;
get rid of
etc.
782.
abdicate;
vacate,
vacate one's seat;
accept the stewardship of the Chiltern accept the stewardship of the Chiltern Hundreds;
retire;
tender one's resignation.
... meer laten zien
Roget 725:
succumb,
submit,
yeild,
bend,
resign,
defer to.
lay down one's arms,
deliver up one's arms;
lower colors,
haul down colors,
strike one's flag,
strike colors.
surrender,
surrender at discretion;
cede,
capitulate,
come to terms,
retreat,
beat a retreat;
draw in one's horns
etc.
(humility)
879;
give way,
give round,
give in,
give up;
cave in;
suffer judgment by default;
bend,
bend to one's yoke,
bend before the storm;
reel back;
bend down,
knuckle down,
knuckle to,
knuckle under;
knock under.
eat dirt,
eat the leek,
eat humble pie;
bite the dust,
lick the dust;
be at one's feet,
fall at one's feet;
craven;
crouch before,
throw oneself at the feet of;
swallow the leek,
swallow the pill;
kiss the rod;
turn the other cheek;
avaler les couleuvres [Fr.],
gulp down.
obey
etc.
743;
kneel to,
bow to,
pay homage to,
cringe to,
truckle to;
bend the neck,
bend the knee;
kneel,
fall on one's knees,
bow submission,
courtesy,
curtsy,
kowtow.
pocket the affront;
make the best of,
make a virtue of necessity;
grin and abide,
grin and bear it,
shrug the shoulders,
resign oneself;
submit with a good grace
etc.
(bear with)
826.
... meer laten zien
Roget 859:
despair;
lose all hope,
give up all hope,
abandon all hope,
relinquish all hope,
lose the hope of,
give up the hope of,
abandon the hope of,
relinquish the hope of;
give up,
give over;
yield to despair;
falter;
despond
etc.
(be dejected)
837;
jeter le manche apres la cognee [Fr.].
inspire despair,
drive to despair
etc.
n.;
disconcert;
dash one's hopes,
crush one's hopes,
destroy one's hopes;
hope against hope.
abandon;
resign,
surrender,
submit
etc.
725.
... meer laten zien
2 resign
Give up or retire from a position:
— The chairman resigned over the financial scandal.
synoniemen: leave office, quit, step down.
Nederlands: aftreden, terugtreden
3 resign
4 resign
Accept as inevitable:
— He resigned himself to his fate.
synoniemen: reconcile, submit.
Nederlands: berusten, neerleggen, resigneren, schikken, stellen, verzoenen
Moby betekeniswoordenboek: abandon, abdicate, abjure, accede, accept, acknowledge defeat, acquiesce, assent, be agreeable, be pensioned, be superannuated, cease, cede, circulate, come across with, come off, comply, consent, cry quits, cut out, deliver, deliver over, demit, desist, desist from, discontinue, disgorge, dispense with, dispose of, distribute, disuse, do without, drop, dump, face the music, forgo, fork over, forsake, forswear, forward, get along without, get rid of, give away, give in, give notice, give out, give over, give up, go, go along with, hand, hand in, hand out, hand over, have done with, kiss good-bye, knock under, knuckle down, knuckle under, lay down, leave, leave off, let go, live with it, make a sacrifice, nol-pros, not pursue with, not resist, obey, part with, pass, pass out, pass over, pension off, put behind one, quit, quitclaim, reach, recant, release, relent, relinquish, render, render up, renounce, renounce the throne, retire, retire from office, retract, sacrifice, spare, stand aside, stand down, step aside, stop, submit, succumb, superannuate, surrender, swallow it, swallow the pill, swear off, take, take it, terminate, throw up, transfer, turn over, turn up, vacate, waive, withdraw from, yield ... meer laten zien.
resigned
bijvoeglijk naamwoord
Roget 879:
humble,
lowly,
meek;
modest
etc.
881;
humble minded,
sober-minded;
unoffended†;
submissive
etc.
725;
servile,
etc.
886.
condescending;
affable
etc.
(courteous)
891.
humbled
etc.
v.;
bowed down,
resigned;
abashed,
ashamed,
dashed;
out of countenance;
down in the mouth;
down on one's knees,
down on one's marrowbones,
down on one's uppers;
humbled in the dust,
browbeaten;
chapfallen†,
crestfallen;
dumfoundered†.
flabbergasted.
shorn of one's glory
etc.
(disrepute)
874.
... meer laten zien
Roget 725:
surrendering
etc.
v.;
submissive,
resigned,
crouching;
downtrodden;
down on one's marrow bones;
on one's bended knee;
unresistant,
unresisting,
nonresisting;
pliant
etc.
(soft)
324;
undefended.
untenable,
indefensible;
humble
etc.
879.
... meer laten zien
Roget 743:
obedient;
complying,
compliant;
loyal,
faithful,
devoted;
at one's call,
at one's command,
at one's orders,
at one's beck and call;
under beck and call,
under control.
restrainable;
resigned,
passive;
submissive
etc.
725;
henpecked;
pliant
etc.
(soft)
324.
unresisted†.
... meer laten zien
Roget 826:
inexcitable†,
unexcitable;
imperturbable;
unsusceptible
etc.
(insensible)
823;
unpassionate†,
dispassionate;
cold-blooded,
irritable;
enduring
etc.
v.;
stoical,
Platonic,
philosophic,
staid,
stayed;
sober,
sober minded;
grave;
sober as a judge,
grave as a judge;
sedate,
demure,
cool-headed.
easy-going,
peaceful,
placid,
calm;
quiet as a mouse;
tranquil,
serene;
cool as a cucumber,
cool as a custard;
undemonstrative.
temperate
etc.
(moderate)
174;
composed,
collected;
unexcited,
unstirred,
unruffled,
undisturbed,
unperturbed,
unimpassioned;
unoffended†;
unresisting.
meek,
tolerant;
patient,
patient as Job;
submissive
etc.
725;
tame;
content,
resigned,
chastened,
subdued,
lamblike†;
gentle as a lamb;
suaviter in modo [Lat.];
mild as mothers milk;
soft as peppermint;
armed with patience,
bearing with,
clement,
long-suffering.
... meer laten zien
Roget 831:
content,
contented;
satisfied
etc.
v.;
at ease,
at one's ease,
at home;
with the mind at ease,
sans souci [Fr.],
sine cura [Lat.],
easygoing,
not particular;
conciliatory;
unrepining†,
of good comfort;
resigned
etc.
(patient)
826;
cheerful
etc.
836.
unafflicted,
unvexed†,
unmolested,
unplagued†;
serene
etc.
826;
at rest,
snug,
comfortable;
in one's element.
satisfactory,
tolerable,
good enough,
OK,
all right,
acceptable.
... meer laten zien
Moby betekeniswoordenboek: Laodicean, Olympian, abandoned, abject, abjured, accepting, accommodating, acquiescent, adapting, adaptive, adjusting, agreeable, aloof, amenable, antiquated, antique, apathetic, archaic, assenting, at ease, benumbed, blah, blase, comatose, comfortable, complaisant, compliable, compliant, complying, composed, consenting, content, contented, desensitized, deserted, detached, discontinued, disinterested, disused, done with, dull, easy, easygoing, eupeptic, euphoric, happy, heartless, hebetudinous, hopeless, humble, in a stupor, indifferent, insouciant, languid, lethargic, listless, meek, nonchalant, nondissenting, nonresistant, nonresisting, nonresistive, not worth saving, numb, numbed, obedient, obsolescent, obsolete, of good comfort, old, old-fashioned, on the shelf, out, out of use, out-of-date, outdated, outmoded, outworn, passive, past use, pensioned off, phlegmatic, pleased, pluckless, reconciled, relinquished, renounced, retired, sans souci, satisfied, servile, slack, sluggish, soporific, spiritless, spunkless, stoic, stupefied, submissive, subservient, superannuate, superannuated, superseded, supine, torpid, unassertive, uncaring, uncomplaining, unconcerned, uninterested, unrepining, unresistant, unresisting, withdrawn, without care, worn-out, yielding ... meer laten zien.
debug info: 0.0841