signify
To create a sign out of somethingTo create a sign out of something.
» Oranges signify a happy love while lemons symbolize an unrequited one.
Апельсины означают счастливую любовь, тогда как лимоны — безответную.
Апельсини означають щасливе кохання, тоді як лимони означають нерозділену любов.
Meaning
5 sensesTo create a sign out of something.
To give (something) a meaning or an importance.
convey or express a meaning
To show one’s intentions with a sign etc.; to indicate, announce, or portend.
To mean; to betoken.
bedeuten
означа́тьoznačátʹ, зна́читьznáčitʹ
означа́тиoznačáty, зна́читиznáčyty
To make a difference; to matter (in negative or interrogative expressions).
Examples
20 sentencesOranges signify a happy love while lemons symbolize an unrequited one.
Апельсини означають щасливе кохання, тоді як лимони означають нерозділену любов. — JeNNeR
ruАпельсины означают счастливую любовь, тогда как лимоны — безответную. — al_ex_an_der
What does this sign signify?
Що значить цей знак? — aandrusiak
deWas bedeutet dieses Schild? — al_ex_an_der
What you think doesn't signify at all.
Titles and honours signify nothing to me.
The black belt signifies martial arts expertise.
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English signifien, from Old French signifier, from Latin significareInherited from Middle English signifien, from Old French signifier, from Latin significare.
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Forms
signifies, signifying, signified, signifiedSynonyms
5 synonymsWord family
18 related wordsLessons 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