sign

n//saɪn//

skylt, tecken, järtecken, omen, märke, stjärntecken, signera, skriva under, underteckna, signa, skriva på, skriva kontrakt med, värva

  1. An omen.

  2. (countable, uncountable) A visible fact that shows that something exists or may happen.

  3. A mark or another symbol used to represent something.

  4. A specific gesture or motion used to communicate by those with speaking or hearing difficulties; now specifically, a linguistic unit in sign language equivalent to word in spoken languages.

  5. A semantic unit, something that conveys meaning or information (e.g. a word of written language); (linguistics, semiotics) a unit consisting of a signifier and a signified concept. (See sign (semiotics).)

  6. (astrology) An astrological sign.

  7. (mathematics) Positive or negative polarity, as denoted by the + or - sign.

  8. (transitive) To validate or ratify (a document) by writing one's signature on it. [from 15th c.]

  9. (intransitive) To finalise a contractual agreement to work for a given sports team, record label etc. [from 19th c.]

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