Meaning

17 senses
  1. To make a mark

    (transitive)To mark, to put or leave a mark on.

    mark with one's signature; write one's name (on)

  2. (transitive)To validate or ratify (a document) by writing one's signature on it.

  3. (transitive)More generally, to write one's signature on (something) as a means of identification etc.

    I forgot to sign that letter to my aunt.

  4. (reflexive, transitive)To write (one's name) as a signature.

    Just sign your name at the bottom there.

    I received a letter from some woman who signs herself ‘Mrs Trellis’.

  5. (intransitive)To write one's signature.

    Please sign on the dotted line.

    unterschreiben, unterschriften, unterzeichnen

    подпи́сыватьpodpísyvatʹ, подписа́тьpodpisátʹ, подпи́сыватьсяpodpísyvatʹsja

  6. (intransitive)To finalise a contractual agreement to work for a given sports team, record label etc.

  7. (transitive)To engage (a sports player, musician etc.) in a contract.

    It was a great month. I managed to sign three major players.

  8. To make the sign of the cross

    (transitive)To bless (someone or something) with the sign of the cross; to mark with the sign of the cross.

    make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate

  9. (reflexive)To cross oneself.

  10. To indicate

    (intransitive)To communicate using a gesture or signal.

    communicate in sign language

  11. (transitive)To communicate or make known (a meaning, intention, etc.) by a sign.

  12. (transitive)To communicate using gestures to (someone).

    He signed me that I should follow him through the doorway.

Examples

2087 sentences
  1. Could you please sign the register?

    Ти можеш лишитися підпис у журналі, будь ласка?

    deWürden Sie bitte das Verzeichnis unterschreiben?

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  2. Don't forget to sign your name.

    Не забудьте поставити свій підпис.

    ruНе забудьте поставить подпись.

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  3. I want Tom to sign this.

    Я хочу, аби Том це підписав.

    ruЯ хочу, чтобы Том подписал это.

    deIch will, dass Tom dies unterschreibt.

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  4. Don't forget to sign the contract.

    Не забудьте підписати контракт.

    ruНе забудь подписаться под договором.

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  5. I didn't sign up for this.

    Я на це не підписувалася.

    ruЯ на это не подписывался.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to make (a document) official by writing one's signature:
Русский
By meaning 1
to make (a document) official by writing one's signature:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
to make (a document) official by writing one's signature:
to write one's signature on a document:
to write one's signature somewhere:
intransitive: to communicate using sign language:

Origin

From Middle English signen, seinen, seinien, partly from Old English seġnian (“to mark; si

From Middle English signen, seinen, seinien, partly from Old English seġnian (“to mark; sign”) and partly from Anglo-Norman seigner, seiner et al., Old French signer et al., and their source Latin signāre (“to mark, seal, indicate, signify”); all from Latin signum (“a mark, sign”); see Etymology 1, above. Compare sain.

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Forms

signs, signing, signed, signed
Base formsign · to sign
3rd person singularsigns
Present participlesigning
Past simplesigned
Past participlesigned

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theysign
he, she, itsigns

Past simpleLesson

all personssigned

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave signed
he, she, ithas signed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill sign

Phrasal verbs

7 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

9 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • mark with one's signature; write one's name (on):subscribe
  • communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs:signalsignalizesignalise
  • engage by written agreement:contractsign onsign up
  • approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation:ratify
  • make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate:bless

Word family

29 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • sign the contract
  • sign the document
  • to sign the
  • signed up for
  • no sign of
  • a good sign
  • going to sign
  • forget to sign
  • sign your name
  • forced to sign
  • sign language
  • signed the papers

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
sign — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto