resign yourself to something
- resign yourself to something
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to accept sth unpleasant that cannot be changed or avoided
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She resigned herself to her fate.
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\resign yourself to something doing sth We had to resign ourselves to making a loss on the sale.
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resign yourself (to something) — phrase to accept that something unpleasant must happen and that you cannot change it He has resigned himself to the fact that his marriage is over. Thesaurus: to be patient, and to not complain too muchsynonym Main entry: resign … Useful english dictionary
resign yourself — to make yourself accept something that is bad or that cannot be changed usually + to We resigned ourselves to the fact that we were going to lose the game. You don t have to resign yourself to doing a job that you don t enjoy. see also resigned … Useful english dictionary
resign yourself to be resigned to sth — resign yourself to sth/be resigned to sth ► to make yourself accept something that you do not like because you cannot change it: »While he s still a partner, he s resigned to writing off his investment. Main Entry: ↑resign … Financial and business terms
resign yourself to sth resigned to sth — resign yourself to sth/be resigned to sth ► to make yourself accept something that you do not like because you cannot change it: »While he s still a partner, he s resigned to writing off his investment. Main Entry: ↑resign … Financial and business terms
resign yourself to sth/be resigned to sth — ► to make yourself accept something that you do not like because you cannot change it: »While he s still a partner, he s resigned to writing off his investment. Main Entry: ↑resign … Financial and business terms
resign */*/*/ — UK [rɪˈzaɪn] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms resign : present tense I/you/we/they resign he/she/it resigns present participle resigning past tense resigned past participle resigned to state formally that you are leaving a job… … English dictionary
resign — re|sign [ rı zaın ] verb intransitive or transitive *** to state formally that you are leaving a job permanently: It now seems clear that she will resign her directorship immediately. resign from: He made it clear that he was not resigning from… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
resign — re|sign W3 [rıˈzaın] v [I and T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: resigner, from Latin resignare to unseal, cancel, give back , from signare; SIGN2] 1.) to officially announce that you have decided to leave your job or an organization… … Dictionary of contemporary English
resign*/ — [rɪˈzaɪn] verb [I/T] to state formally that you are leaving your job He made it clear that he was not resigning from active politics.[/ex] He was forced to resign as mayor.[/ex] • resign yourself (to sth) to accept that something unpleasant must… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
residue — noun (C) 1 technical a substance that is left after a chemical process: a sticky residue in the bottom of the test tube 2 the part of something that is left after the rest has gone or been taken away (+ of): The residue of his estate goes to his… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English