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sign on

sign on
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sahyn on, awn]
    • /saɪn ɒn, ɔn/
    • /saɪn ɒn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sahyn on, awn]
    • /saɪn ɒn, ɔn/

Definitions of sign on words

  • noun sign on a token; indication. 1
  • noun sign on any object, action, event, pattern, etc., that conveys a meaning. 1
  • noun sign on a conventional or arbitrary mark, figure, or symbol used as an abbreviation for the word or words it represents. 1
  • noun sign on a motion or gesture used to express or convey an idea, command, decision, etc.: Her nod was a sign that it was time to leave. 1
  • noun sign on a notice, bearing a name, direction, warning, or advertisement, that is displayed or posted for public view: a traffic sign; a store sign. 1
  • noun sign on a trace; vestige: There wasn't a sign of them. 1
See all 33 definitions of sign on

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Origin of sign on

First appearance:

before 1880
One of the 23% newest English words
First recorded in 1880-85; noun use of verb phrase sign on

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Sign on

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Sign on

sign on popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

sign on usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for sign on

verb sign on

  • call up — If you call someone up, you telephone them.
  • catalogued — a list or record, as of items for sale or courses at a university, systematically arranged and often including descriptive material: a stamp catalog.
  • cataloguing — a list or record, as of items for sale or courses at a university, systematically arranged and often including descriptive material: a stamp catalog.
  • come around — If someone comes around or comes round to your house, they call there to see you.
  • comes around — to approach or move toward a particular person or place: Come here. Don't come any closer!
All 43 Synonyms of sign on

Antonyms for sign on

verb sign on

  • disjoin — to undo or prevent the junction or union of; disunite; separate.
Just one Antonym for sign on

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