sign
sign
saÉĒn
sain
/saÉĒn/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "sign"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āϚāĻŋāĻšā§āύ, āĻĒā§āϰāϤ⧀āĻ•

a symbol or letters used in math, music, or other subjects to show an instruction, idea, etc.
sign definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
In chemistry, chemical equations often include signs such as arrows ( → ) to denote the direction of a reaction.
āϰāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧāύ⧇, āϰāĻžāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧāύāĻŋāĻ• āϏāĻŽā§€āĻ•āϰāĻŖāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻļāχ āϚāĻŋāĻšā§āύ āϝ⧇āĻŽāύ āϤ⧀āϰ (→) āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϤāĻ°ā§āϭ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ• āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇āĨ¤
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an objective or observable indication of a disorder, disease, or medical condition

sign definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Swelling is a common sign of inflammation.
03

a perceptible indication or clue of something not immediately obvious

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The cracks in the wall were a sign of structural damage.
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āϏāĻžāχāύ, āϚāĻŋāĻšā§āύ

a text or symbol that is displayed in public to give instructions, warnings, or information
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
There was a sign on the door saying " No Entry. "
āĻĻāϰāϜāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāĻžāχāύ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āϝāĻžāϤ⧇ āϞ⧇āĻ–āĻž āĻ›āĻŋāϞ "āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦ⧇āĻļ āύāĻŋāώ⧇āϧ"āĨ¤
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any nonverbal gesture, motion, or action used to communicate meaning

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Nodding can be a sign of agreement.
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a physical structure, typically a board, used for posting advertisements or notices

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A temporary sign marked the event location.
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one of the twelve divisions of the zodiac, each associated with specific dates and characteristics

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The astrology chart shows all twelve signs.
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a gesture or symbol that is part of a system of communication in sign language

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The teacher demonstrated the sign for " cat. "
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the property of an object, particle, or quantity indicating its polarity, such as positive or negative electric charge

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The sign of the charge determines the direction of the electric field.
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a fundamental unit of language linking a signifier to what it signifies

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
In semiotics, a sign combines form and meaning.
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the property of a number indicating whether it is positive or negative, excluding zero

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Negative numbers carry a minus sign.
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āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āώāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to write one's name or mark on a document to indicate acceptance, approval, or endorsement of its contents
Transitive: to sign a document
to sign definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The author excitedly signed copies of the newly published book at the book signing event.
āϞ⧇āĻ–āĻ• āĻŦāχ āϏāĻžāχāύāĻŋāĻ‚ āχāϭ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻŸā§‡ āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļāĻŋāϤ āĻŦāχāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻĒāĻŋāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻ‰ā§ŽāϏāĻžāĻšā§‡āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϏāĻžāχāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
1.1

āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āώāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to agree to the terms of a contract by putting one's signature to it
Transitive: to sign a contract
to sign definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The athlete was thrilled to sign a lucrative endorsement deal with a major sports brand.
āĻ•ā§āϰ⧀āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āĻ•ā§āϰ⧀āĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻŦā§āĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄā§‡āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϞāĻžāĻ­āϜāύāĻ• āϏāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāύ āϚ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āώāϰ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āώāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āϰāĻž

to formally secure the services of an individual by entering into a contractual agreement with them
Transitive: to sign sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The record label signed a talented singer-songwriter after seeing her perform at a local music venue.
āϰ⧇āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻĄ āϞ⧇āĻŦ⧇āϞāϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ⧀āϝāĻŧ āϏāĻ™ā§āĻ—ā§€āϤ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻļāύāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻāĻ•āϜāύ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻžāύ āĻ—āĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ•-āĻ—ā§€āϤāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϰāϕ⧇ āϚ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻĻā§āϧ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āϏāĻžāĻ‚āϕ⧇āϤāĻŋāĻ• āĻ­āĻžāώāĻž āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āώāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to use sign language for communication
Transitive: to sign words
Intransitive
to sign definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He signs with remarkable speed, making communication swift and efficient.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻ…āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ—āϤāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϏāĻžāχāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āύ, āϝāĻž āϝ⧋āĻ—āĻžāϝ⧋āĻ—āϕ⧇ āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϤ⧋āϞ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āώāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āχāĻļāĻžāϰāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

to use hand movements, facial expressions, or body language to communicate messages
Intransitive: to sign to sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
John signed to his colleague from across the crowded room, inviting her to join their table for the meeting.
āϜāύ āĻ­āĻŋāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āϰ āϘāϰ⧇āϰ āĻ“āĻĒāĻžāϰ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻšāĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽā§€āϕ⧇ āχāĻļāĻžāϰāĻž āĻ•āϰāϞ, āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻŋāĻ‚āϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŸā§‡āĻŦāĻŋāϞ⧇ āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧇ āφāĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŖ āϜāĻžāύāĻžāϞāĨ¤
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āϏāĻžāχāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ•ā§āϰāϏ⧇āϰ āϚāĻŋāĻšā§āύ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āφāĻļā§€āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to make the sign of the cross as a symbol of blessing or protection
Transitive: to sign sb/sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The parents signed their newborn baby with the cross, asking for God's blessings and protection upon their child.
āĻŽāĻž-āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āύāĻŦāϜāĻžāϤāĻ• āĻļāĻŋāĻļ⧁āϕ⧇ āĻ•ā§āϰāϏ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϏāĻžāχāύ āĻ•āϰāϞ⧇āύ, āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āψāĻļā§āĻŦāϰ⧇āϰ āφāĻļā§€āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏ⧁āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻšā§‡āϝāĻŧ⧇āĨ¤
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āϚāĻŋāĻšā§āύāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒāĻĨ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to use markers or signposts to show the way or provide information about a location
Transitive: to sign a place or road
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The park ranger signed the trail with new markers
āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ• āϰ⧇āĻžā§āϜāĻžāϰ āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻŽāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻŸā§āϰ⧇āχāϞāϟāĻŋ āϏāĻžāχāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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relating to the system of communication used by deaf people, typically involving gestures and visual symbols

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Sign expression is essential in conveying emotion in the language.

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

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