resign
/rɪˈzʌɪn/
US pronunciation
American sound/rɪˈzʌɪn/
rɪˈzʌɪn
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- 2 syllables
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- 2nd syllable stress
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- Short i vowel
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rɪ - ˈzʌɪn -> resign
Myanmar meaning
(v) နှုတ်ထွက်သည်။ လက်လျော့သည်။ resigns, resigned, resigning
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~ (from sth) နုတ်ထွက်သည်။
The mayor resigned (from office). ❍ She resigned her directorship and left the firm. ❍ I resigned (my post) as chairman. Compare RETIRE ၁
❏ resign oneself to sth/ doing sth [PHRV ] ကြိတ်မှိတ် လက်ခံထားသည်။ They had clearly resigned themselves to defeat/ to being defeated.
❏ resigned adj ~ (to sth/ doing sth) ကြိတ်မှိတ်လက်ခံ ထားသော။ a resigned look/ smile/ gesture ❍ She seems resigned to not having a holiday this year.
❏ resignedly /-nÇdli/ adv ဖြစ်လိုရာဖြစ်စေတော့ ဟူသော ပုံစံဖြင့်။ ‘I suppose I must,’ she said resignedly.
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leave, leave your job, quit, walk out, give notice, give up your job, abandon, abdicate, bail out, bow out, capitulate, cease work, cede, demit, divorce oneself from, drop, drop out, end service, fold, forgo, forsake, give up the ship, hand in resignation, hand in your notice, hand over, hang it up, relinquish, renounce, retire, secede, separate oneself from, sign off, stand aside, stand down, step down, surrender, terminate, throw in the towel, turn over, vacate, waive, wash hands of, yield
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