From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishresign yourself to (doing) somethingresign yourself to (doing) somethingACCEPTto make yourself accept something that is bad but cannot be changed → resigned Josh resigned himself to the long walk home. At sixteen, I resigned myself to the fact that I’d never be a dancer. → resign
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resign yourself to (doing) something• Lydia was resigning herself to a long stretch of celibacy.• Adair, who loves Virgilia, resigns himself to be her confidant and Fergus' mentor.• I resign myself to being among them soon enough.• I never particularly relished torture, but I resigned myself to it when I arrived in Algiers..• He had resigned himself to it.• He seems to have resigned himself to living without her.• I resigned myself to merciless stick over the coming week.• Lucille had seen the Prince's arrival and hasty departure, and had resigned herself to Sharpe's absence.• Finally I resign myself to the truth: Anne Frank is dead, she will never write anything else. 