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1. (v.t.) signify
to make known by signs, speech, or action.
2. signify
to be a sign of; mean; portend.
3. (v.i.) signify
to be of importance or consequence.
Etymology: (1200–50; ME < OF signifier < L significāre to make a sign, indicate. See sign , -i- , -fy)
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| Definition of 'signify' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) mean, intend, signify, stand for
denote or connote
"`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means"
2. (verb) signify
convey or express a meaning
"These words mean nothing to me!"; "What does his strange behavior signify?"
3. (verb) signify
make known with a word or signal
"He signified his wish to pay the bill for our meal"
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1. (verb) signify
to indicate or mean sth
What does lowering the flag signify?
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| Definition of 'signify' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) signify
to show by a sign; to communicate by any conventional token, as words, gestures, signals, or the like; to announce; to make known; to declare; to express; as, a signified his desire to be present
2. (noun) signify
to mean; to import; to denote; to betoken
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Sense: to be a sign of; to mean
His frown signified disapproval.
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 Afrikaans: beteken |
 Arabic: يَعْني، يكون إشارَةً |
 Bulgarian: показвам |
 Brazilian: significar |
 Czech: znamenat |
 German: bedeuten |
 Danish: være tegn på; betyde |
 Greek: σημαίνω, υποδηλώνω |
 Spanish: significar, querer decir |
 Estonian: tähendama, märkima |
 Farsi: حاكي بودن از |
 Finnish: merkitä |
 French: signifier |
 Hebrew: לְצַייֵן |
 Hindi: सूचित करना |
 Croatian: natuknuti, značiti |
 Hungarian: jelent |
 Indonesian: menandakan |
 Icelandic: merkja |
 Italian: significare |
 Japanese: 意味する |
 Korean: (~의) 표시가 되다 |
 Lithuanian: rodyti, reikšti |
 Latvian: nozīmēt; norādīt uz |
 Malay: bermaksud |
 Dutch: betekenen |
 Norwegian: være et tegn på, bety, st |
 Polish: oznaczać |
 Persian: حاكي بودن از |
 Pashto: ښيل، څرګندول: معنې وركول |
 Portuguese: significar |
 Romanian: aînsemna, a semnifica |
 Russian: означать |
 Slovak: znamenať |
 Slovenian: pomeniti |
 Serbian: označavati |
 Swedish: vara ett tecken på, betyd |
 Thai: มีความหมาย |
 Turkish: anlamına gelmek |
 Taiwanese: 表示...的意思 ; 有...的意思 |
 Ukrainian: значити, означати |
 Urdu: علامت ہونا |
 Vietnamese: có nghĩa là |
 Chinese: 表示，意味着，象征 |
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