How to spell resign

hear itre·sign/rɪ_'zaɪn/verbSilent and tricky

What it means: To leave a job or position voluntarily.

In a sentence: The king will resign and let his daughter be queen.

The part people get wrong

Watch for a silent g. Often misspelled as resing or resigne.

Same family: resignation, resigned, sign, signature, assign. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Resign” comes from Latin roots meaning ‘to unseal’ or ‘to un-sign’ a document, as if taking your name off an official role. Over time, it came to mean giving up a job or position by formally withdrawing your agreement to serve.

Patterns it uses: Silent letters · Prefixes keep every letter

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