Results for sign
Definitions of sign:
part of speech: verb transitive
To represent or make known by a sign: to attach a signature to.
part of speech: verb intransitive
To write one's signature; to signal; as, he signed for them to approach.
part of speech: verb
To attach one's name to; to ratify by signature or seal; to indicate by a sign.
part of speech: verb transitive
To affix a signature to; to transfer, as property, by affixing the signature: with off or away; to hire by getting the signature of.
part of speech: noun
Mark, token: proof: that by which a thing is known or represented: a word, gesture, or mark, intended to signify something else: a remarkable event: an omen. a miracle: a memorial: something set up as a notice in a public place: ( math.) a mark showing the relation of quantities or an operation to be performed: ( med.) a symptom: ( astr.) one of the twelve parts of the zodiac.
part of speech: noun
That by which a thing is known; a token; a wonder; a miracle; a symbol; a gesture instead of words; any significant mark; something intended to serve as a proof or type; indication; something set up on a house to show the tenant's occupation; a visible representation; in astron., the twelfth part of the ecliptic; in alg., a character or symbol indicating the relation between quantities; in med., anything by which the presence of disease is made known.
part of speech: noun
A gesture or motion expressing command or wish; a symbol; a mark; token; an emblem; a symptom; a lettered board or plate used to point out a place of business, etc.; an event considered as indicating the will of God; a miracle; in astronomy, one of the twelve divisions of the zodiac; in mathematics, a mark or character used to indicate relation or operation; as the signs +, -, X, etc.; any mark or character which has a certain fixed meaning.
Usage examples for sign:
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It's all right, says I. He's promised to give the peace sign
"Torchy", Sewell Ford -
I know what happened: Father got out to look at the dangerous spot and to put up the sign he had brought with him and that was found in the road.
"Judith of Blue Lake Ranch", Jackson Gregory -
" I cannot sign the paper except I see it," said Anthony, smiling.
"By What Authority?", Robert Hugh Benson