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resign oneself

resign oneself verb: to give up, stop resisting and come to accept.

Verb

resign oneself (third-person singular simple present resigns oneself, present participle resigning oneself, simple past and past participle resigned oneself)

  1. to give up, stop resisting and come to accept
    • He resigned himself to his fate and began the long walk home to face his wife.

Forms of resign oneself

third-person singular presentresigns oneself
present participleresigning oneself
past participleresigned oneself
pastresigned oneself

Questions about resign oneself

What does resign oneself mean?
Resign oneself means to give up, stop resisting and come to accept.
What part of speech is resign oneself?
Resign oneself is a verb.
What is the past tense of resign oneself?
The past tense of resign oneself is resigned oneself.

Words near resign oneself in the dictionary

  1. resighting
  2. resightings
  3. resights
  4. resiglitazone
  5. resign
  6. resign oneself
  7. resign'd
  8. resignable
  9. resignal
  10. resignaled
  11. resignaling

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