Resignarse (en. Resign)

/resiɣˈnaɾse/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

Accept a negative situation, yielding to the lack of options.

After fighting for so long, he decided to resign himself to his fate.

Después de tanto luchar, decidió resignarse a su destino.

Not to rebel against an inevitable event.

He resigned himself to the reality that he could not change the boss's decision.

Se resignó a la realidad de que no podía cambiar la decisión del jefe.

Abandon the desire to fight against an impossibility.

He stopped trying to convince him and resigned himself to the fact that he wouldn't come.

Dejó de intentar convencerlo y se resignó a que no vendría.

From Latin 'resignare', which means 'to free, to resign'.

resign oneself to something

Accept a disagreeable situation without protesting.

resignarse a algo

there's nothing left but to resign

Expression indicating that there is no choice but to accept.

no hay más que resignarse

resign oneself to fate

Accept the course of events as inevitable.

resignarse al destino

resignation

Action of leaving a position or post.

renuncia

conformity

Acceptance of things as they are.

conformidad

purpose

Purpose reached after assuming a situation.

finalidad

To give up.

I can't take it anymore, I'm going to resign myself.

Ya no puedo más, me voy a resignar.

To throw in the towel.

I never thought I would have to throw in the towel and resign myself.

Nunca pensé que tendría que tirar la toalla y resignarme.