signify

CEFRB2

/ˈsɪɡnɪfaɪ/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To mean or show something.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To give (something) a meaning or an importance.

Examples

  • Oranges signify a happy love while lemons symbolize an unrequited one.

  • What do those lights signify?

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
3

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To show one’s intentions with a sign etc.; to indicate, announce, or portend.

  2. To create a sign out of something.

  3. To mean; to betoken.

More examples

In context

  • What does this sign signify?

  • For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner, and not withal to signify the crimes laid against him.

  • I’ll to the king; and signify to him / That thus I have resign’d my charge to you.

Synonyms

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A red traffic light can clearly blank that drivers must stop.

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Origin

verb

Inherited from Middle English signifien, from Old French signifier, from Latin significare.