Past tense of resign

regular verb

The past tense of resign is resigned. The past participle is also resigned.

Forms of resign

He resigned the crown to follow his heart.
Here is a man who was resigned to his fate, who was walking to the scaffold and about to die like a coward, that's true, but at least he was about to die without resisting and without recrimination.1996, Robin Buss, The Count of Monte Cristo, translation of, Alexandre Dumas, Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, 2003 Penguin edition, page 394...
After I checked my opponent with a pawn, he resigned immediately.From the entry check
Television programmes were interrupted by a newsflash announcing that the Prime Minister had resigned.From the entry newsflash
He resigned himself to his fate and began the long walk home to face his wife.From the entry resign oneself

verb To give up; to relinquish ownership of.
verb To hand over (something to someone), place into the care or control of another.
verb To voluntarily leave (a job or position), in particular a hard-fought position of high status.

What is the past tense of resign?: The past tense of resign is resigned.
What is the past participle of resign?: The past participle of resign is resigned.
Is resign a regular or irregular verb?: Resign is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.

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