Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - signify
Signify
signify
v. (-ies, -ied) 1 tr. be a sign or indication of (a yawn signifies boredom). 2 tr. mean; have as its meaning ('Dr' signifies 'doctor'). 3 tr. communicate; make known (signified their agreement). 4 intr. be of importance; matter (it signifies little). Derivatives signifier n. Etymology: ME f. OF signifier f. L significare (as SIGN)
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verb (-fied; -fying) Etymology: Middle English signifien, from Anglo-French signifier, from Latin significare to indicate, ~, from signum sign Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. to be a sign of ; mean, imply, to show especially by a conventional token (as word, signal, or gesture), intransitive verb to have significance ; matter , to engage in ~ing ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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