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signify
sig·ni·fy S0400800 (sĭg′nə-fī′)v. sig·ni·fied, sig·ni·fy·ing, sig·ni·fies v.tr.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. To have meaning or importance.2. Slang To exchange humorous insults in a verbal game.
[Middle English signifien, from Old French signifier, from Latin significāre : signum, sign; see sign + -ficāre, -fy.]
sig′ni·fi′a·ble adj.sig′ni·fi′er n.signify (ˈsɪɡnɪˌfaɪ) vb (when tr, may take a clause as object) , -fies, -fying or -fied1. (tr) to indicate, show, or suggest2. (tr) to imply or portend: the clouds signified the coming storm. 3. (tr) to stand as a symbol, sign, etc (for)4. (intr) informal to be significant or important[C13: from Old French signifier, from Latin significāre, from signum a sign, mark + facere to make] ˈsigniˌfiable adj ˈsigniˌfier nsig•ni•fy (ˈsɪg nəˌfaɪ)
v. -fied, -fy•ing. v.t. 1. to make known by signs, speech, or action. 2. to be a sign of; mean; portend. v.i. 3. to be of importance or consequence. [1200–50; Middle English < Old French signifier < Latin significāre to make a sign, indicate. See sign, -i-, -fy] signify
Past participle: signified
Gerund: signifying
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| I signify | | you signify | | he/she/it signifies | | we signify | | you signify | | they signify |
| Preterite |
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| I signified | | you signified | | he/she/it signified | | we signified | | you signified | | they signified |
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| I am signifying | | you are signifying | | he/she/it is signifying | | we are signifying | | you are signifying | | they are signifying |
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| I have signified | | you have signified | | he/she/it has signified | | we have signified | | you have signified | | they have signified |
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| I was signifying | | you were signifying | | he/she/it was signifying | | we were signifying | | you were signifying | | they were signifying |
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| I had signified | | you had signified | | he/she/it had signified | | we had signified | | you had signified | | they had signified |
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| I will signify | | you will signify | | he/she/it will signify | | we will signify | | you will signify | | they will signify |
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| I will have signified | | you will have signified | | he/she/it will have signified | | we will have signified | | you will have signified | | they will have signified |
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| I will be signifying | | you will be signifying | | he/she/it will be signifying | | we will be signifying | | you will be signifying | | they will be signifying |
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| I have been signifying | | you have been signifying | | he/she/it has been signifying | | we have been signifying | | you have been signifying | | they have been signifying |
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| I will have been signifying | | you will have been signifying | | he/she/it will have been signifying | | we will have been signifying | | you will have been signifying | | they will have been signifying |
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| I had been signifying | | you had been signifying | | he/she/it had been signifying | | we had been signifying | | you had been signifying | | they had been signifying |
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| I would signify | | you would signify | | he/she/it would signify | | we would signify | | you would signify | | they would signify |
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| I would have signified | | you would have signified | | he/she/it would have signified | | we would have signified | | you would have signified | | they would have signified |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | signify - denote or connote; "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means"stand for, mean, intenddenote, refer - have as a meaning; "`multi-' denotes `many' "signify - convey or express a meaning; "These words mean nothing to me!"; "What does his strange behavior signify?" | | 2. | signify - convey or express a meaning; "These words mean nothing to me!"; "What does his strange behavior signify?"signify, stand for, mean, intend - denote or connote; "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means"mean, intend - mean or intend to express or convey; "You never understand what I mean!"; "what do his words intend?" | | 3. | signify - make known with a word or signal; "He signified his wish to pay the bill for our meal"indicate - to state or express briefly; "indicated his wishes in a letter" |
signifyverb1. indicate, show, mean, matter, suggest, announce, evidence, represent, express, imply, exhibit, communicate, intimate, stand for, proclaim, convey, be a sign of, symbolize, denote, connote, portend, betoken The two approaches signified a sharp difference between the men.2. make known, show, express, indicate, announce, display, declare, signal, register, communicate, proclaim Two jurors signified their dissent.signifyverb1. To have or convey a particular idea:connote, denote, import, intend, mean, spell.Idiom: add up to.2. To be of significance or importance:count, import, matter, weigh.Translationssignify (ˈsignifai) verb1. to be a sign of; to mean. His frown signified disapproval. 表示...的意思 ; 有...的意思 表示，意味着，象征 2. to show; to make known by a sign, gesture etc. He signified his approval with a nod. 表明 表明significance (sigˈnifikəns) noun meaning or importance. a matter of great significance. 意義，重要性 意义，重要性 significant (sigˈnifikənt) adjective1. important; having an important effect. a significant event/development. 重要的，有重大影響的 重要的，有重大意义的 2. having a special meaning; meaningful. a significant look/smile. 意有所指的 有意义的，意味深长的 3. considerable; marked. There was no significant change in the patient's condition; There was a significant drop in the number of road accidents last year. 重大的 重大的significantly (sigˈnifikəntli) adverb1. in a significant manner. He patted his pocket significantly. 意味深長地，值得注目地 意味深长的，具有意义地 2. to an important degree. Sales-levels are significantly lower than last year, which is very disappointing. 大幅度的 明显地signify
signifyslang To engage in a spoken-word contest with someone else in which both people trade boasts about themselves and insincere taunts about each other. Most common in African-American communities. A white friend of mine signifying with us at a party one time, but he left in a huff because he took all the insults to heart. Learning to signify with my friends and classmates was as big a part of my education as a school was when I was growing up.signify1. in. to cause trouble for fun; to stir things up. (Black.) What are all these cats signifying about anyway? 2. in. to try to look more important than one really is; to brag; to strut one’s stuff. (Black.) See that dude signify like somebody important? EncyclopediaSeeSignifierMedicalSeesignificancesignify
Synonyms for signifyverb indicateSynonyms- indicate
- show
- mean
- matter
- suggest
- announce
- evidence
- represent
- express
- imply
- exhibit
- communicate
- intimate
- stand for
- proclaim
- convey
- be a sign of
- symbolize
- denote
- connote
- portend
- betoken
verb make knownSynonyms- make known
- show
- express
- indicate
- announce
- display
- declare
- signal
- register
- communicate
- proclaim
Synonyms for signifyverb to have or convey a particular ideaSynonyms- connote
- denote
- import
- intend
- mean
- spell
verb to be of significance or importanceSynonymsSynonyms for signifyverb denote or connoteSynonymsRelated Wordsverb convey or express a meaningRelated Words- signify
- stand for
- mean
- intend
verb make known with a word or signalRelated Words |