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Narrator: Today's word is "Resign" — verb, pronounced /rɪˈzaɪn/, with the stress on "sign".
Narrator: To resign is to voluntarily give up a job, position or office.
Narrator: In plain English, you resign when you hand in your notice and leave a job.
Narrator: It comes from the Latin resignare, meaning to unseal or give up, from re- and signare, to sign.
Narrator: "To resign from" describes leaving a job or position voluntarily.
Narrator: It differs from retire because resign means leaving at any age, whereas retire means leaving at the end of a career.
Narrator: "To resign oneself to" is a sense meaning accepting something unpleasant you can't change.
Narrator: Workplace, politics, sport and everyday speech all rely on the word resign.
Narrator: So remember: to resign is to give up a job, from the Latin for to unseal.
Speaker A: What does resign mean?
Speaker B: Giving up a job! RESIGN comes from the Latin resignare, to unseal, so it means voluntarily leaving a position.
Speaker A: So you resign from a job?
Speaker B: Yes — hand in your notice!
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "She resigned from her job"; "resign oneself to"; "the minister resigned" — work, acceptance and politics.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Don't confuse resign with re-sign, because resign means quit, while re-sign means sign again.
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: 'Quit' the informal cousin, 'step down' the formal twin, 'abdicate' the royal alternative. The word keeps its decisive charm!
Speaker B: Let's use "resign" in AI prompts — useful for career apps and HR tools.
Speaker A: So a prompt could frame a letter?
Speaker B: Right. For a career app, you'd write:
Prompt: Write a short resignation letter template, naming two sections and one notice period.
Speaker A: How about an HR tool?
Speaker B: Ask the model to advise:
Prompt: Draft a guide on how to resign professionally, naming two steps.
Speaker A: Could it help with a politics bot?
Speaker B: Yes, you can frame news:
Prompt: Summarise in two sentences why a minister resigns, naming one common reason.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: For a wellbeing chatbot, try this:
Prompt: Write a short reflection on resigning oneself to a difficult situation, naming one coping step.
Resign — meaning in Arabic & definition More R courses GL Dictionary