Polyglot Dictionary

renunciar

/renunˈsjaɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
renuncio
preterite (yo)
renuncié
past participle
renunciado

Meaning

  1. to give up, to resign

    • Renuncio a mi puesto.

      I resign from my post.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Punctual Transitivity Intransitive

Similar words

dimitir

dimitir and renunciar are close synonyms for "to resign"; renunciar is more general, and can mean "to give up" anything, not just a job.

Practice

1 What does renunciar mean?

2 Fill the gap: ___ a mi puesto.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches renunciar?

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