signed Meaning, Definition & Usage
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verb mark with one's signature; write one's name (on)
subscribe; sign.
- She signed the letter and sent it off
- Please sign here
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verb approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation
ratify; sign.
- All parties ratified the peace treaty
- Have you signed your contract yet?
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verb be engaged by a written agreement
sign.
- He signed to play the casino on Dec. 18
- The soprano signed to sing the new opera
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verb engage by written agreement
sign up; sign on; contract; sign.
- They signed two new pitchers for the next season
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verb communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs
signalise; signal; signalize; sign.
- He signed his disapproval with a dismissive hand gesture
- The diner signaled the waiters to bring the menu
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verb place signs, as along a road
sign.
- sign an intersection
- This road has been signed
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verb communicate in sign language
sign.
- I don't know how to sign, so I could not communicate with my deaf cousin
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verb make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate
bless; sign.
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adjective having a handwritten signature
- a signed letter
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adjective satellite used of the language of the deaf
gestural; sign-language; sign.