Толковый словарь английского языка - sign
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I. noun see: saw Date: 13th century 1. a motion or gesture by which a thought is expressed or a command or wish made known, ~al 2a, a fundamental linguistic unit that de~ates an object or relation or has a purely syntactic function , one of a set of gestures used to represent language, a mark having a conventional meaning and used in place of words or to represent a complex notion, one of the 12 divisions of the zodiac, 4. a. a character (as a flat or sharp) used in musical notation, segno , a character (as ÷) indicating a mathematical operation, 5. a display (as a lettered board or a configuration of neon tubing) used to identify or advertise a place of business or a product, a posted command, warning, or direction, ~board , 6. something material or external that stands for or ~ifies something spiritual, something indicating the presence or existence of something else , presage , portent , an objective evidence of plant or animal disease, traces of a usually wild animal , Synonyms: see: ~ II. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French ~er, from Latin ~are to mark, ~, seal, from ~um Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. cross 2, to place a ~ on or mark by ~s , to represent or indicate by a ~, 2. to affix a ~ature to ; ratify or attest by hand or seal , to as~ or convey formally , to write down (one's name), to affix one's name to , to communicate by making a ~ or by ~ language, to engage or hire by securing the ~ature of on a contract of employment, intransitive verb to write one's name in token of assent, responsibility, or obligation , 2. to make a ~ or ~al, to use ~ language, ~ee noun ~er noun
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n. & v. --n. 1 a a thing indicating or suggesting a quality or state etc.; a thing perceived as indicating a future state or occurrence (violence is a sign of weakness; shows all the signs of decay). b a miracle evidencing supernatural power; a portent (did signs and wonders). 2 a a mark, symbol, or device used to represent something or to distinguish the thing on which it is put (marked the jar with a sign). b a technical symbol used in algebra, music, etc. (a minus sign; a repeat sign). 3 a gesture or action used to convey information, an order, request, etc. (gave him a sign to leave; conversed by signs). 4 a publicly displayed board etc. giving information; a signboard or signpost. 5 any objective evidence of a disease, usu. specified (Babinski's sign). 6 a password (advanced and gave the sign). 7 any of the twelve divisions of the zodiac, named from the constellations formerly situated in them (the sign of Cancer). 8 US the trail of a wild animal. 9 Math. etc. the positiveness or negativeness of a quantity. --v. 1 tr. a (also absol.) write (one's name, initials, etc.) on a document etc. indicating that one has authorized it. b write one's name etc. on (a document) as authorization. 2 intr. & tr. communicate by gesture (signed to me to come; signed their assent). 3 tr. & intr. engage or be engaged by signing a contract etc. (see also sign on, sign up). 4 tr. mark with a sign (esp. with the sign of the cross in baptism). Phrases and idioms make no sign seem unconscious; not protest. sign and countersign secret words etc. used as passwords. sign away convey (one's right, property, etc.) by signing a deed etc. sign for acknowledge receipt of by signing. sign language a system of communication by visual gestures, used esp. by the deaf. sign of the cross a Christian sign made in blessing or prayer, by tracing a cross from the forehead to the chest and to each shoulder, or in the air. sign off 1 end work, broadcasting, a letter, etc., esp. by writing or speaking one's name. 2 a end a period of employment, contract, etc. b end the...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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