Signify
11signify — verb (not in progressive) 1 (T) to represent, mean, or be a sign of something: Some tribes use special facial markings to signify status. | signify that: Recent changes in climate may signify that global warming is starting to have an effect. 2… …
12signify */ — UK [ˈsɪɡnɪfaɪ] / US [ˈsɪɡnɪˌfaɪ] verb Word forms signify : present tense I/you/we/they signify he/she/it signifies present participle signifying past tense signified past participle signified 1) [transitive] to be a sign or symbol of something… …
13signify — sig|ni|fy [ sıgnı,faı ] verb 1. ) transitive to be a sign or symbol of something: The stars on the American flag signify the fifty states. 2. ) transitive to mean something: What does the motto, Don t tread on me signify? 3. ) transitive to do… …
14signify — verb ( fied; fying) Etymology: Middle English signifien, from Anglo French signifier, from Latin significare to indicate, signify, from signum sign Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. a. to be a sign of ; mean b …
15signify — verb Signify is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑word Signify is used with these nouns as the object: ↑beginning, ↑end …
16signify — v. (L) their statements signify that no action will be taken * * * [ sɪgnɪfaɪ] (L) their statements signify that no action will be taken …
17signify — [[t]sɪ̱gnɪfaɪ[/t]] signifies, signifying, signified 1) VERB If an event, a sign, or a symbol signifies something, it is a sign of that thing or represents that thing. [V n] The contrasting approaches to Europe signified a sharp difference between …
18signify — verb 1) this signified a fundamental change Syn: be evidence of, be a sign of, mark, signal, mean, spell, be symptomatic of, herald, indicate; literary betoken 2) the egg signifies life Syn: mean, denote …
19signify — 1. in. to cause trouble for fun; to stir things up. (Black.) □ Why’s that dude signifying over there? □ What are all these cats signifying about anyway? 2. in. to try to look more important than one really is; to brag; to strut one’s stuff.… …
20signify — [ˈsɪgnɪˌfaɪ] verb [T] to mean something What does this symbol signify?[/ex] …
