Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: sign
IPA transcription: [s'aɪn]
Pronunciations of sign
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: gestural, sign(a), signed, sign-language(a)
    Meaning: used of the language of the deaf
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: sign, mark
    Meaning: a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened); "he showed signs of strain"; "they welcomed the signs of spring"
  • Synonyms: sign
    Meaning: a public display of a message; "he posted signs in all the shop windows"
  • Synonyms: signal, signaling, sign
    Meaning: any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message; "signals from the boat suddenly stopped"
  • Synonyms: signboard, sign
    Meaning: structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted; "the highway was lined with signboards"
  • Synonyms: sign_of_the_zodiac, star_sign, sign, mansion, house, planetary_house
    Meaning: (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
  • Synonyms: sign
    Meaning: (medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease; "there were no signs of asphyxiation"
  • Synonyms: polarity, sign
    Meaning: having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges); "he got the polarity of the battery reversed"; "charges of opposite sign"
  • Synonyms: augury, sign, foretoken, preindication
    Meaning: an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come; "he hoped it was an augury"; "it was a sign from God"
  • Synonyms: sign
    Meaning: a gesture that is part of a sign language
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: sign, subscribe
    Meaning: mark with one's signature; write one's name (on); "She signed the letter and sent it off"; "Please sign here"
  • Synonyms: sign, ratify
    Meaning: approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation; "All parties ratified the peace treaty"; "Have you signed your contract yet?"
  • Synonyms: sign
    Meaning: be engaged by a written agreement; "He signed to play the casino on Dec. 18"; "The soprano signed to sing the new opera"
  • Synonyms: sign, contract, sign_on, sign_up
    Meaning: engage by written agreement; "They signed two new pitchers for the next season"
  • Synonyms: sign, signal, signalize, signalise
    Meaning: communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs; "He signed his disapproval with a dismissive hand gesture"; "The diner signaled the waiters to bring the menu"
Usage examples
  • "Sign?"
  • Sign here, the card said.
  • Waiting for a sign from me.
  • Are you willing to sign it?
  • At the Sign of the Spy-glass
  • It's a good sign in a young man.
  • No; thus far, not a sign of her.
  • But there was no sign of Tarling.
  • Wyndham gave no sign of suffering.
  • It was a sign that he did not care.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Management of multiple sclerosis, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Elizabeth I of England, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Harvey Milk, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Marshall Plan, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Eucharistic theology, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, License CC BY-SA 4.0