What does this sign signify?
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Signify
//ˈsɪɡnɪfaɪ//
Synonyms for "signify" (130 found)
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Related words (65)
importimpressindicateinsinuateintendintimateinvolvemake knownmanifestmarkmattermentionnamenotepick outpin downpoint outpoint toprefigurepreindicate
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presignpresignalpresignifypretypifypurportreferrefer torepresentrevealsayselectsetset forthshowshow signs ofsignsignalsignalizespeakspeak for itselfspeak volumesspecializespecifyspellstandstand forstand outstarstatestipulatesuggestsymbolizesymptomatizesymptomizetelltend to showtestifytokentypifyweigh
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3 entriesTranslations
41 translations across 25 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- σημαίνω verb (to give something a meaning)
Asturian
1 entries- significar verb (to mean, to betoken — see also mean, denote, betoken)
Bulgarian
3 entries- знача verb (to give something a meaning)
- означавам verb (to give something a meaning)
- означавам verb (to mean, to betoken — see also mean, denote, betoken)
Catalan
2 entries- significar verb (to give something a meaning)
- significar verb (to mean, to betoken — see also mean, denote, betoken)
Danish
2 entries- betegne verb (to mean, to betoken — see also mean, denote, betoken)
- betyde verb (to mean, to betoken — see also mean, denote, betoken)
Dutch
3 entries- betekenen verb (to mean, to betoken — see also mean, denote, betoken)
- duidelijk maken verb (to show one's intentions)
- te kennen geven verb (to show one's intentions)
Esperanto
1 entries- signifi verb (to give something a meaning)
Finnish
2 entries- merkitä verb (to give something a meaning)
- tarkoittaa verb (to give something a meaning)
French
2 entries- signifier verb (to give something a meaning)
- signifier verb (to mean, to betoken — see also mean, denote, betoken)
German
1 entries- bedeuten verb (to mean, to betoken — see also mean, denote, betoken)
Gothic
2 entries- 𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽 verb (to give something a meaning)
- 𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽 verb (to mean, to betoken — see also mean, denote, betoken)
Hungarian
1 entries- jelent verb (to mean, to betoken — see also mean, denote, betoken)
Ido
1 entries- konocigar verb (to show one's intentions)
Ingrian
4 entries- merkitä verb (to give something a meaning)
- merkitä verb (to mean, to betoken — see also mean, denote, betoken)
- tähentää verb (to give something a meaning)
- tähentää verb (to mean, to betoken — see also mean, denote, betoken)
Irish
1 entries- ciallaigh verb (to mean, to betoken — see also mean, denote, betoken)
Italian
1 entries- significare verb (to mean, to betoken — see also mean, denote, betoken)
Latin
1 entries- significo verb (to give something a meaning)
Latvian
1 entries- nozīmēt verb (to mean, to betoken — see also mean, denote, betoken)
Polish
2 entries- oznaczać verb (to mean, to betoken — see also mean, denote, betoken)
- znaczyć verb (to mean, to betoken — see also mean, denote, betoken)
Portuguese
1 entries- significar verb (to mean, to betoken — see also mean, denote, betoken)
Romanian
1 entries- semnifica verb (to mean, to betoken — see also mean, denote, betoken)
Russian
2 entries- зна́чить verb (to mean, to betoken — see also mean, denote, betoken)
- означа́ть verb (to mean, to betoken — see also mean, denote, betoken)
Spanish
1 entries- significar verb (to mean, to betoken — see also mean, denote, betoken)
Swedish
2 entries- beteckna verb (to mean, to betoken — see also mean, denote, betoken)
- betyda verb (to mean, to betoken — see also mean, denote, betoken)
Ukrainian
2 entries- зна́чити verb (to mean, to betoken — see also mean, denote, betoken)
- означа́ти verb (to mean, to betoken — see also mean, denote, betoken)
Sample sentences
25 total sentences available.
What do those lights signify?
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What you think doesn't signify at all.
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Oranges signify a happy love while lemons symbolize an unrequited one.
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