signpost
To install signposts onTo install signposts on.
» Tom walked into the signpost.
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To install signposts on.
The route wasn't signposted, and we got lost on the way.
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(figuratively, transitive)To direct (somebody) to services, resources, etc.
(figuratively, transitive)To signal (something) intentionally, as if with a signpost.
mark with a signpost, as of a path
To signal (something) intentionally, as if with a signpost.
(figuratively, transitive)To indicate (as the logical progress of a discourse) using words or phrases such as now, right, to recap, to sum up, as I was saying, etc.
Examples
11 sentencesTom walked into the signpost.
There's a signpost at the crossroads.
deAn der Kreuzung steht ein Wegweiser.
Do you see that signpost there?
deSiehst du den Wegweiser dort?
Can you see that signpost there?
deSiehst du den Wegweiser dort?
A poster was stapled onto a signpost.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From sign + post.From sign + post.
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Forms
signposts, signposting, signposted, signposted| Base form | signpost · to signpost |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | signposts |
| Present participle | signposting |
| Past simple | signposted |
| Past participle | signposted |
regular · Lesson
Word family
4 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