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verb · intransitive · rare

sig

sig · sigs · sigged · sigging

добродушно подшучивать, подтрунивать, поддразнивать

necken, sich necken, spielen

To good-naturedly make fun of someoneTo good-naturedly make fun of someone; to signify.

/sɪɡ/

Meaning

1 senses

(slang)To good-naturedly make fun of someone; to signify.

Origin

Clipping of signify (“to boast, brag, insult”).

Clipping of signify (“to boast, brag, insult”).

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Forms

sigs, sigging, sigged, sigged

Base form	sig · to sig
3rd person singular	sigs
Present participle	sigging
Past simple	sigged
Past participle	sigged

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	sig
he, she, it	sigs

Past simpleLesson

all persons

sigged

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have sigged
he, she, it	has sigged

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will sig

Synonyms

2 synonyms

Word family

4 related words

RelatedburnB1 ribB2 roastA2 diss

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

sieve sift sighB2 sightA1

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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