resignation
part of speech
noun (a resignation, resignations; resignation — uncountable)
meaning for a pupil
1) A resignation is when someone officially leaves their job by choice. tree →
2) A resignation is also the letter or announcement saying that you are leaving a job. tree →
3) Resignation is calmly accepting something bad that you cannot change, as in "a sigh of resignation". tree →
sense 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 →
- She wrote a letter of resignation to her boss. tree →
- People called for the minister's resignation. tree →
- "Fine, I'll do my homework," he said with resignation. tree →
- The head teacher's resignation surprised everyone. tree →
- We accepted the rainy weather with resignation and played board games. tree →
- The frown was chased away by a look of Christian resignation. tree →
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.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «resignation» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.