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verb

Sign v. t. (past & past part. signed; pres. part. signing)

1.

To represent by a sign; to make known in a typical or emblematic manner, in distinction from speech; to signify. "I signed to Browne to make his retreat."

2.

To make a sign upon; to mark with a sign. "We receive this child into the congregation of Christ's flock, and do sign him with the sign of the cross."

3.

To affix a signature to; to ratify by hand or seal; to subscribe in one's own handwriting. "Inquire the Jew's house out, give him this deed, And let him sign it."

4.

To assign or convey formally; used with away.

5.

To mark; to make distinguishable.

Sign v. i.

1.

To be a sign or omen. (Obs.)

2.

To make a sign or signal; to communicate directions or intelligence by signs.

3.

Especially: To communicate in sign language.

4.

To write one's name, esp. as a token of assent, responsibility, or obligation; as, he signed in red ink.

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Etymology of 'Signed'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Signed" Quotes from Famous Books

... 81 were of course possessed of merely nominal power. Twenty-four lictors preceded him in the streets. He told the people to hail him as 'Felix,' declared that his least deliberate were his most successful actions, signed himself 'Epaphroditus' when he wrote to Greeks, named his son and daughter Faustus and Fausta, boasted that the gods held converse with him in dreams, and sent a golden crown and axe to the goddess whom he believed to ...

— The Gracchi Marius and Sulla - Epochs Of Ancient History • A.H. Beesley

... bent on its coming off down hereabouts; and the poor lad was so mortal afraid of its getting to your ears, that he wouldn't consent until they persuaded him you would be in foreign parts in August. Glad I was when the articles were signed at last, before he was worrited into his grave. All the time he was training he was longing for a sight of you; but he went through with it as steady and faithful as a man could. And he trained beautiful. I saw him on the morning of the fight; and he was like a shining ...

— Cashel Byron's Profession • George Bernard Shaw

... a sheet of notepaper, signed A. D., is in the possession of Mrs. James Stuart of Carrow Abbey, Norwich, who has kindly lent ...

— George Borrow and His Circle - Wherein May Be Found Many Hitherto Unpublished Letters Of - Borrow And His Friends • Clement King Shorter

... back at them sharply two or three times when a rustling sound was made, and signed to them to be careful. Then once he stopped in a wider opening and tossed up a feather or two, as if to make sure of the way the wind blew. Apparently satisfied, he bent towards ...

— Dick o' the Fens - A Tale of the Great East Swamp • George Manville Fenn

... I," said the knight; "I bear with me papers signed and sent by them. We have each of us examined as to our will. We have gone through all the customary rights. And we all in common, O King, turn our ...

— Historic Boys - Their Endeavours, Their Achievements, and Their Times • Elbridge Streeter Brooks

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