démissionner — meaning in English

English meaning

• quit verb To resign from a job or position.
• resign verb To formally give up a job or position.

Senses

démissionner is used for these senses in English:

• call it quits To conclude; to quit or stop an activity, especially after applying oneself to it for a significant period of time.
• quit (transitive) To set at rest; to free, as from anything harmful or oppressive; to relieve; to clear; to liberate.
• resign (transitive, or, intransitive) To voluntarily leave (a job or position), in particular a hard-fought position of high status. [from 14th c.]
• step down (intransitive, idiomatic) To resign or retire from an office or position of authority.

quit — full definition

1. verb To resign from a job or position.
2. verb To stop doing something, especially a habit.
3. verb To leave a place.
4. adj Free from an obligation, debt, or penalty.

resign — full definition

1. verb To formally give up a job or position.
2. verb To accept an unwelcome situation as unavoidable (usually "resign oneself").

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