All 5 Uses of
resignation
in
Harry Potter (#3) and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- Resigned to the fact that he would be the only third year staying behind again,
Chpt 10 (definition 1) *resigned = having accepted (an unpleasant situation)
- Resigned firs' thing this mornin'.†
Chpt 22 (definition 1)
- "But if he's resigned —"†
Chpt 22 (definition 1)
- And he said you'd resigned.
Chpt 22 (definition 2) *resigned = quit (his job)
- The whole of Harry's Defense Against the Dark Arts class was miserable about his resignation.†
Chpt 22 (definition 1)
Definitions:
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(1) (resignation as in: accepted it with resignation) acceptance of something undesired as unavoidable or the lesser of evils
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(2) (resignation as in: submitted her resignation) to quit -- especially a job or position; or a document expressing such an act