Meaning

13 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A visible fact that shows that something exists or may happen.

    Their angry expressions were a clear sign they didn't want to talk.

    Those clouds show signs of raining soon.

  2. A visible fact that shows that something exists or may happen.

    (countable, uncountable)An omen.

    "It's a sign of the end of the world," the doom prophet said.

    Zeichen, Vorzeichen

    знакznak, приме́таpriméta, зна́мениеznámenije

  3. (countable, uncountable)A property of the body that indicates a disease and, unlike a symptom, can be detected objectively by someone other than the patient.

    Signs of disease are objective, whereas symptoms are subjective.

    при́знакpríznak, симпто́мsimptóm

  4. (countable, uncountable)A mark or another symbol used to represent something.

    The sharp sign indicates that the pitch of the note is raised a half step.

    I gave them a thumbs-up sign.

    Zeichen, Sonderzeichen

    знакznak

    знакznak

  5. (Australia, Canada, US, uncountable)Physical evidence left by an animal.

    The hunters found deer sign at the end of the trail.

    следsled, ме́ткаmétka

  6. (countable, uncountable)A clearly visible object, generally flat, bearing a short message in words or pictures.

    The sign in the window advertised a room for rent.

    I missed the sign at the corner so I took the wrong turn.

    Schild, Zeichen

    вы́вескаvýveska, знакznak

    знакznak

  7. (countable, uncountable)A wonder; miracle; prodigy.

  8. (countable, uncountable)An astrological sign.

    Your sign is Taurus? That's no surprise.

    a gesture that is part of a sign language

  9. (countable, uncountable)Positive or negative polarity, as denoted by the + or - sign.

    I got the magnitude right, but the sign was wrong.

    Vorzeichen

    знакznak

    having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges)

  10. (countable, uncountable)A specific gesture or motion used to communicate by those with speaking or hearing difficulties; now specifically, a linguistic unit in sign language equivalent to word in spoken languages.

    Gebärde, Zeichen

    знакznak, жестžest

  11. (uncountable)Sign language in general.

    Sorry, I don't know sign very well.

    Gebärde, Gebärdensprache, Zeichensprache

    знакznak

  12. (countable, uncountable)A semantic unit, something that conveys meaning or information (e.g. a word of written language); (linguistics, semiotics) a unit consisting of a signifier and a signified concept. (See sign (semiotics).)

    a fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified

Examples

2087 sentences
  1. Could you please sign the register?

    Ти можеш лишитися підпис у журналі, будь ласка? — deniko

    deWürden Sie bitte das Verzeichnis unterschreiben? — mayabe

  2. Don't forget to sign your name.

    Не забудьте поставити свій підпис. — deniko

    ruНе забудьте поставить подпись. — marafon

  3. I want Tom to sign this.

    Я хочу, аби Том це підписав. — Sashka

    ruЯ хочу, чтобы Том подписал это. — paul_lingvo

    deIch will, dass Tom dies unterschreibt. — Naina

  4. Don't forget to sign the contract.

    Не забудьте підписати контракт. — triantafillou

    ruНе забудь подписаться под договором. — soweli_Elepanto

  5. I didn't sign up for this.

    Я на це не підписувалася. — Ahha

    ruЯ на это не подписывался. — marafon

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
a fact that shows that something exists or may happen:
a mark or another symbol used to represent something:
Русский
By meaning 7
a fact that shows that something exists or may happen:
any of several specialized non-alphabetic symbols:
omen — see also omen:
medicine: property of the body that indicates a disease:
physical evidence left by an animal:
flat object bearing a message:
meaningful gesture:
Deutsch
By meaning 6
a fact that shows that something exists or may happen:
any of several specialized non-alphabetic symbols:
omen — see also omen:
flat object bearing a message:
meaningful gesture:
sign language in general — see also sign language:

Origin

From Middle English signe, sygne, syng, seine, sine, syne, from Old English seġn (“sign; m

From Middle English signe, sygne, syng, seine, sine, syne, from Old English seġn (“sign; mark; token”) and Old French signe, seing (“sign; mark; signature”); both from Latin signum (“a mark; sign; token”); root uncertain. Doublet of signum and signal. Partially displaced native token.

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Forms

plural: signs
Singularsign
Pluralsigns

regular

Synonyms

19 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

128 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
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