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verb
- 1. be an indication of: "this decision signified a fundamental change in their priorities" Similar
- 2. (among black Americans) exchange boasts or insults as a game or ritual: informal US "I wasn't signifying at her"
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SIGNIFY definition: 1. to be a sign of something; to mean: 2. to make something known; to show: 3. to have importance…. Learn more.
The meaning of SIGNIFY is to be a sign of : mean. How to use signify in a sentence. Did you know?
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SIGNIFY meaning: 1. to be a sign of something; to mean: 2. to make something known; to show: 3. to have importance…. Learn more.
To signify means to "mean." When Paul Revere looked for the lanterns in the church tower, he knew that one would signify that the British were coming by land and two would indicate that they were coming by sea. When objects are endowed with symbolic meaning, they are said to signify things.
to indicate, show, or suggest. 2. (transitive) to imply or portend. the clouds signified the coming storm. 3. (transitive) to stand as a symbol, sign, etc for. 4. (intransitive) informal. to be significant or important. Collins English Dictionary.
1. To denote; mean: A red traffic light signifies that traffic must stop. 2. To be a sign or indication of; suggest or imply: The test results will signify how serious the problem is. The surge in housing starts signifies an upturn in the economy. 3. To make known, as with a sign or word: He signified his disagreement with a frown. v.intr. 1.
1. If an event, a sign, or a symbol signifies something, it is a sign of that thing or represents that thing. [...] 2. If you signify something, you make a sign or gesture in order to communicate a particular meaning. [...] More. Conjugations of 'signify' present simple: I signify, you signify [...] past simple: I signified, you signified [...]
verb [ T ] uk / ˈsɪɡnɪfaɪ / us. to be a sign of something: Red signifies danger. These lines on the road - what do they signify? Want to learn more? Improve your vocabulary with English Vocabulary in Use from Cambridge. Learn the words you need to communicate with confidence.
signify. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English sig‧ni‧fy /ˈsɪɡnɪfaɪ/ AWL verb (signified, signifying, signifies) [not in progressive] 1 [transitive] to represent, mean, or be a sign of something Some tribes use special facial markings to signify status.
