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.
ruАпельсины означают счастливую любовь, тогда как лимоны — безответную.
What does this sign signify?
Що значить цей знак?
deWas bedeutet dieses Schild?
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