Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - signify
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Signify
signify
(signifies, signifying, signified) 1. If an event, a sign, or a symbol signifies something, it is a sign of that thing or represents that thing. The contrasting approaches to Europe signified a sharp difference between the major parties ... The symbol displayed outside a restaurant signifies there’s excellent cuisine inside. VERB: V n, V that 2. If you signify something, you make a sign or gesture in order to communicate a particular meaning. Two jurors signified their dissent... The UN flag was raised at the airport yesterday to signify that control had passed into its hands. = indicate VERB: V n, V that
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verb (-fied; -fying) Etymology: Middle English signifien, from Anglo-French signifier, from Latin significare to indicate, ~, from signum sign Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. a. to be a sign of ; mean b. imply 2. to show especially by a conventional token (as word, signal, or gesture) intransitive verb 1. to have significance ; matter it will not much ~ what one wears — Jane Austen 2. to engage in ~ing ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v. (-ies, -ied) 1 tr. be a sign or indication of (a yawn signifies boredom). 2 tr. mean; have as its meaning ('Dr' signifies 'doctor'). 3 tr. communicate; make known (signified their agreement). 4 intr. be of importance; matter (it signifies little). Derivatives signifier n. Etymology: ME f. OF signifier f. L significare (as SIGN) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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гл. 1) означать 2) быть признаком (чего-л.) 3) предвещать 4) играть роль, иметь значение ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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1. выражать, показывать to signify one's approval —- выразить одобрение to signify one's consent with a nod —- кивнуть в знак согласия please signify —- прошу высказаться 2. означать, быть признаком (чего-либо) 3. предвещать a red sunset signifies wind —- красный закат предвещает ветреный день 4. иметь значение, быть важным, играть роль it doesn't signify —- это неважно, это не имеет значения ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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v. 1) значить, означать 2) иметь значение; it doesnt signify - это не имеет значения, это неважно 3) выказывать; to signify ones consent - выразить свое согласие 4) предвещать Syn: see mean ...Англо-русский словарь
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~ v (not in progressive) 1 to represent, mean, or be a sign of something (Some tribes use special facial markings to signify status. | signify that) (Recent changes in climate may signify that global warming is starting to have an effect.) 2 formal to make a wish, feeling, or opinion known by doing something (signify that) (With a gesture Mr Bosch signified that the three representatives could depart. | signify sth (to sb)) (He turned away from her slightly to signify his indifference.) 3 to be important enough to have an effect on something (These figures don't really signify in the overall results.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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