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Sign
(Redirected from Signing) English
Pronunciation
Homophones
Etymology
From Latin signum , sign
Noun
sign (plural: signs)
- (sometimes also used uncountably) A visible indication.
- Their angry expressions were a clear sign they didn't want to talk.
- Those clouds show signs of raining soon.
- Those clouds show little sign of raining soon.
- A clearly visible object, generally flat, bearing a short message in words or pictures.
- The sign in the window said "for rent".
- A traffic sign .
- I missed the sign at the corner so I took the wrong turn.
- A meaningful gesture.
- I gave them a thumbs-up sign.
- Any of several specialized non-alphabetic symbols.
- The sharp sign indicates that the pitch of the note is raised a half step.
- An astrological sign .
- Your sign is Taurus? That's no surprise.
- (mathematics) Positive or negative polarity.
- I got the magnitude right, but the sign was wrong.
- A linguistic unit in sign language equivalent to word in spoken languages.
Translations
- Finnish: merkki (1, 4, 5, 6, 7), osoitus (1), kyltti (2), kilpi (2), liikennemerkki (3), ele (4), viittoma (8)
Related terms
Transitive verb
to sign (signs, signed, signing)
- To write one's signature on a document, thus showing authorship.
- I forgot to sign that letter to my aunt.
- To give legal consent by writing one's signature.
- I'm not signing anything without my lawyer present.
- Persuade to sign a contract.
- It was a great month. I managed to sign three major players.
Translations
- Finnish: allekirjoittaa (1, 2), rekrytoida (3)
Intransitive verb
to sign (signs, signed, signing)
- To write one's signature.
- Please sign on the dotted line.
- (colloquial) To give autographs.
- I'm sorry, I don't sign.
- To communicate using sign language.
- I'm learning to sign so I can talk to my new neighbor.
Translations
Related terms
- sign in
- sign off
- sign on
- sign over
- sign out
- sign up
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