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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “resign”

“resign” is pronounced /ɹɪˈzaɪn/ (ri-ZYN) in American English and /ɹɪzaɪn/ in British English, and /ɹiˈzaɪn/ and /ɹiˈsaɪn/ are also accepted — 2 syllables, stressed on “ign”.
The sound

Say “resign” in 2 beats

Say it like this

resign

/ɹɪˈzaɪn/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɹɪzaɪn/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

2 beats
  1. resɹɪ
  2. ignzaɪnstress
IPA (American)
/ɹɪˈzaɪn/
IPA (British)
/ɹɪzaɪn/
Also accepted
/ɹiˈzaɪn/
Also accepted
/ɹiˈsaɪn/
Respelling
ri-ZYN
Syllables
2 — res-IGN
Stress
Stress the second syllable: res-IGN. “ign” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Part of speech
verb
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ɹɪˈzaɪn/

British

/ɹɪzaɪn/

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Meaning

What “resign” means

  1. verb

    leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily

    “She vacated the position when she got pregnant”

  2. verb

    give up or retire from a position

    “The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month”

  3. verb

    part with a possession or right

    “I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest”

Say it in a sentence

“He chose to resign rather than defend a decision he disliked.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

5 sounds, in the order you say them
ɹrɪshort izzaɪlong inn

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Questions

“resign”, answered

How do you pronounce “resign”?

“resign” is pronounced /ɹɪˈzaɪn/ (ri-ZYN) in American English and /ɹɪzaɪn/ in British English, and /ɹiˈzaɪn/ and /ɹiˈsaɪn/ are also accepted — 2 syllables, stressed on “ign”. Build it as res-IGN, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “resign” have?

2: res · ign. The beat lands on the second, “ign”.

Is “resign” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ɹɪˈzaɪn/ (ri-ZYN); British English says /ɹɪzaɪn/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “resign” mean?

As a verb: leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily For example: “She vacated the position when she got pregnant” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “resign”?

Stress the second syllable: res-IGN. “ign” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.

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