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sign

noun

(sometimes also used uncountably) A visible indication.

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

Those clouds show signs of raining soon.

Those clouds show little of raining soon.

A clearly visible object, generally flat, bearing a short message in words or pictures.

The in the window said "for rent".

A traffic sign.

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

A meaningful gesture.

I gave them a thumbs-up .

Any of several specialized non-alphabetic symbols.

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

An astrological sign.

Your is Taurus? That's no surprise.

(mathematics) Positive or negative polarity.

I got the magnitude right, but the was wrong.

A linguistic unit in sign language equivalent to word in spoken languages.

What's the for "computer"?

(uncountable) sign language in general

Sorry, I don't know very well.

An omen.

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

verb

(transitive) To write one's signature on (a document), thus showing authorship.

I forgot to sign that letter to my aunt.

(transitive) To give legal consent by writing one's signature.

I'm not signing anything without my lawyer present.

(transitive) To persuade to sign a contract.

It was a great month. I managed to sign three major players.

(intransitive) To write one's signature somewhere.

Please sign on the dotted line.

(intransitive) (colloquial) To give autographs.

I'm sorry, I don't sign.

(intransitive) To communicate using sign language.

I'm learning to sign so I can talk to my new neighbor.

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