Grammatical class
Verb
résigner
(transitive) to relinquish, renounce
Details
Syllables
ré-si-gner
Phonetics
ʁe.zi.ɲe
Grammatical class
Verb
Freq. (books)
8167
Freq. (movies)
14004
Freq. (news)
20581
Sentences
Que ta mère le veuille ou non, elle devra tôt ou tard se résigner à l'idée que sa fille ait grandi.
Whether your mother likes it or not, she will sooner or later have to accept the idea that her daughter has grown up.
A1
Il ne put se résigner à tirer sur le cerf.
He couldn't bring himself to shoot the deer.
B2