When you resign yourself to something, you make peace with the situation.
I am resigned to the fact that I will never be a tall person.
The word resign can also be used when you are quitting or leaving a job.
I need to resign from my position as a substitute teacher.
The hyphenated word re-sign uses the prefix re- which means “again.” So when you re-sign someone, you sign them again.
The Cubs baseball team hopes to re-sign their best pitcher for next season.
Use the word resign when talking about accepting a situation or leaving a job. Use the word re-sign when you want to say that someone or something has been signed again.
▶Now you try it. Which word would you use in this sentence? I signed that document last week, but now they want me to ______ it. Did you choose the word that means “again?” Good for you!