0 to write your name, usually on a written or printed document, to show that you agree with its contents or have written or created it yourself:
1 to give an order or information, or make a request, using hand and body movements:
[ + to infinitive ] He signed for/to the waiter to bring him another drink.
[ + that ] He signed to the waiter that he wanted another drink.
2 a notice giving information, directions, a warning, etc.:
3 a movement of the body that gives information or an instruction:
4 something showing that something else exists or might happen or exist in the future:
His inability to handle the situation is a sure sign of weakness.
[ + that ] The fact that he's eating more is a sign that he's feeling better.
I've searched for my hat, but there's no sign of it anywhere (= I can't find it).
There was no sign of life in the building (= there seemed to be no one in it).
Billy's work at school has shown signs of improvement this year.
There is every sign that/All the signs are that the worst is over.
5 a written or printed mark that has a standard meaning:
+ and - are mathematical signs.
£ is the sign for the British pound.
6 a written or printed mark that has a standard meaning:
The symbol for subtraction is the minus sign.
7 a device that gives information to people who see it:
8 a movement of the hands or body that gives information or an instruction:
9 a signal that something exists or that shows what might happen in the future:
10 to write your name on a document to show that you agree with it or that you have written it yourself:
11 to communicate by using hand movements:
[ + that clause ] He signed that he’d be ready in five minutes.
12 to write your name, usually on a written or printed document, for example to show that you agree with its contents or have written or created it yourself:
13 finished and official because all the necessary documents have been signed:
14 to agree to do something, especially by signing an agreement:
15 a flat object giving information, directions, a warning, etc.:
16 a written or printed mark that has a standard meaning:
+ is the plus sign and % is the percentage sign.
17 something that shows that something else exists or might happen or exist in the future:
Getting the two leaders to sign a peace treaty was his greatest accomplishment.
We can't sign the agreement yet - we'll have to play for time.
He asked her to sign a prenuptial agreement when they got engaged.
The sign by the roadworks said 'Slow - heavy plant crossing'.
The sign on the gate said 'Private Property - No Admittance.'
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寫, 簽(名),署(名), 簽署,簽字…
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写, 签(名),署(名), 签署,签字…
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señal, letrero, indicio…
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placa, aviso, sinal…
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(公共の)表示, 標識, 兆し…
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işaret, iz, simge…
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signe [masculine], panneau [masculine], pancarte [feminine]…
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