sign

sign · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    (noun) A board or notice displayed in a public place conveying information.

  2. 2.

    (noun) An indication that something exists or is happening.

  3. 3.

    (noun) A gesture used to convey meaning.

  4. 4.

    (noun) A symbol or character with a special meaning.

  5. 5.

    (noun) One of the twelve divisions of the zodiac.

  6. 6.

    (verb) To write one's name on a document.

  7. 7.

    (verb) To communicate using sign language.

Forms

plural: signs

Related words

See also: signal, signature, symbol
Synonyms: indication, mark, signal, symbol

Etymology

From Old French signe, from Latin signum ("mark, sign, token"), from Proto-Indo-European sekw- ("to follow, point out"). The Latin word is also the source of signal, signature, and design.