Signed Sign Saɪn Letter Contract Verb Bre Cheque

• sign here, please.
• sign your name here, please.
• you haven't signed the letter.
• to sign a cheque

sign

1. to write your name on a document, letter, etc. to show that you have written it, that you agree with what it says, or that it is genuine
• Sign here, please.
• Sign your name here, please.
• You haven't signed the letter.
• to sign a cheque
• The treaty was signed on 24 March.
• The player was signing autographs for a group of fans.
• He signed himself ‘Jimmy’.
2. to arrange for somebody, for example a sports player or musician, to sign a contract agreeing to work for your company; to sign a contract agreeing to work for a company
• United have just signed a new goalie.
• He signed for United yesterday.
• The band signed with Virgin Records.
3. to make a request or tell somebody to do something by using a sign, especially a hand movement
• synonym signal
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• The hotel manager signed to the porter to pick up my case.
• The police officer signed for us to stop.
4. to use sign language to communicate with somebody
• She learnt to sign to help her deaf child.
• An increasing number of plays are now being signed.
5. definite, because all the legal documents have been signed
6. to sign a document to show that you have agreed to buy something or do something
• Just sign on the dotted line and the car is yours.
7. to make a promise never to drink alcohol

Extra Examples

• One copy of this letter should be duly signed and returned to us.
• The courier asked me to sign for the parcel.
• This is the contract you will be required to sign.
• You can sign up online for language classes.
• a first edition of the book, personally signed by the author
• He signed his troops to move out.
• He signed with the San Francisco 49ers.
• The manager signed to the porter to pick up my case.
• The team has just signed a new goalkeeper.
• You haven’t signed the letter.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they sign
• he / she / it signs
• past simple signed
• past participle signed
• -ing form signing

Word Origin

• Middle English: from Old French signe (noun), signer (verb), from Latin signum ‘mark, token’.