Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

resign oneself

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.41 in modern English

Syllables: re-sign one-self
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

to give up, stop resisting and come to accept

Example Sentences

"He resigned himself to his fate and began the long walk home to face his wife."

Inflected Forms

resigns oneself (present, singular) resigning oneself (participle, present) resigned oneself (participle, past) resigned oneself (past)

Phrases

come to terms with

Frequently Paired Words

come to terms with

Questions

What does resign oneself mean?: to give up, stop resisting and come to accept

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