单词 | to sign to |
释义 | > as lemmasto sign to —— to sign to —— 1. intransitive. To make something official or authentic by writing one's signature, initials, etc.; to affirm agreement with something in this way. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > permission > permit [verb (transitive)] > permit authoritatively > affix seal or signature as granting permission annex1547 to sign to ——1596 1596 T. Lodge Margarite of Amer. sig. K3 His hand hath signed to the death of my deere Argias. 1607 T. Dekker Whore of Babylon sig. C2v We should be yours, you ours, we signe to it. 1608 E. Grimeston tr. J. F. Le Petit Gen. Hist. Netherlands viii. 336 All those that signed to the petition..should be punished. 1655 tr. C. Sorel Comical Hist. Francion xii. 27 It was therefore better..to cause him..to sign to whatsoever he had confessed. 1726 G. Shelvocke Voy. round World ii. 32 The Articles we sign'd to at Plymouth, were never read in our hearing. 1814 Royal Mil. Panorama May 126 The Witness..but refused to sign to the correctness of the account. 1876 Edinb. Rev. Jan. 114 A fresh persecution of ministers who refused to sign to the truth of the Articles. 1907 A. Harrison Eng. & Germany viii. 140 The Kaiser is coming over in the autumn to sign to the bond of unity. 2005 L. W. Adamec Hist. Dict. Afghan Wars, Revol., & Insurgencies (ed. 2) App. 352 The contraction parties have signed to the present protocol. 2. a. transitive. To recruit (a person) to a specified record label, sports team, etc., by contractual agreement. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal obligation > contract > agree to by contract [verb (transitive)] > contract with (a person) > in writing to sign to ——1946 1946 RCA Victor Record Rev. Apr. 18/1 Just signed to the RCA Victor label are Desi Arnaz and Louis Armstrong. 1987 Melody Maker 15 Aug. 3/1 He is continuing the look-out for new acts to sign to his Paisley Park label. 1991 R. Pruter Chicago Soul (1992) xiv. 333 He signed her to his label. 2007 R. Gauldie Frommer's Algarve with your Family 41/2 He [sc. Ronaldo] was signed to Manchester United for £12.24 million. b. intransitive. Esp. of a musician or professional sports player: to join a specified record label, sports team, etc., by contractual agreement. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal obligation > contract > enter into or make contract [verb (intransitive)] > sign contract to join sign1878 to sign on1930 to sign to ——1965 1965 Billboard 20 Nov. 16/4 Bruce Scott, a 17-year-old singer, signed to MGM Records. 1983 Oxf. Times 23 Dec. 12/2 The Farmer's Boys are perhaps the most successful of the four groups, having signed to EMI. 1996 J. Morrish et al. in P. Trynka Rock Hardware 118/4 (caption) He signed to Capitol in 1956. 2005 Time Out 7 Dec. 13/3 He signed to Chelsea in 2001 and has become a central player for the Blues and for England. < as lemmas |
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