Sanakirja
Tekoälykääntäjä
Synonyymit
Määritelmät
Substantiivi
- (countable, uncountable) A visible fact that shows that something exists or may happen.
- An omen.
- (medicine) A property of the body that indicates a disease and, unlike a symptom, can be detected objectively by someone other than the patient.
- A mark or another symbol used to represent something.
- (Canada, US, Australia, uncountable) Physical evidence left by an animal.
- A clearly visible object, generally flat, bearing a short message in words or pictures.
- A wonder; miracle; prodigy.
- (astrology) An astrological sign.
- (mathematics) Positive or negative polarity, as denoted by the + or - sign.
- 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.
- (uncountable) Sign language in general.
- 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).)
- A military emblem carried on a banner or standard.
Verbi
- To make a mark
- (transitive, now rare) To seal (a document etc.) with an identifying seal or symbol.
- (transitive) To mark, to put or leave a mark on.
- (transitive) To validate or ratify (a document) by writing one's signature on it.
- (transitive) More generally, to write one's signature on (something) as a means of identification etc.
- (transitive or reflexive) To write (one's name) as a signature.
- (intransitive) To write one's signature.
- (intransitive) To finalise a contractual agreement to work for a given sports team, record label etc.
- (transitive) To engage (a sports player, musician etc.) in a contract.
- To make the sign of the cross
- (transitive) To bless (someone or something) with the sign of the cross; to mark with the sign of the cross.
- (reflexive) To cross oneself.
- To indicate
- (intransitive) To communicate using a gesture or signal.
- (transitive) To communicate or make known (a meaning, intention, etc.) by a sign.
- (transitive) To communicate using gestures to (someone).
- (intransitive) To use sign language.
- (transitive) To furnish (a road etc.) with signs.
- To determine the sign of
- (transitive) To calculate or derive whether a quantity has a positive or negative sign.
Esimerkit
- Their angry expressions were a clear sign they didn't want to talk.
- Those clouds show signs of raining soon.
- Those clouds show little sign of raining soon.
- Signs of disease are objective, whereas symptoms are subjective.
- The hunters found deer sign at the end of the trail.
- Although the Celebrity was almost impervious to sarcasm, he was now beginning to exhibit visible signs of uneasiness, the consciousness dawning upon him that his eccentricity was not receiving the ovation it merited.
- The sign in the window advertised a room for rent.
- The shops were, therefore, distinguished by painted signs, which gave a gay and grotesque aspect to the streets.
- I missed the sign at the corner so I took the wrong turn.
- I gave them a thumbs-up sign.
- The sharp sign indicates that the pitch of the note is raised a half step.
- Your sign is Taurus? That's no surprise.
- I got the magnitude right, but the sign was wrong.
- And why not, as well as our dumbe men dispute, argue and tell histories by signes?
- In American Sign Language (ASL), for instance, the sign for 'catch' is formed with one hand (in the role of agent) moving across the body (an action) to grasp the forefinger of the other hand (the patient).
- Sorry, I don't know sign very well.
- "It's a sign of the end of the world," the doom prophet said.
- The Queen signed her letter with the regal signet.
- Meantime revolving in his thoughtful mind / The scar, with which his manly knee was sign'd […].
- Enquire the Iewes house out, giue him this deed, / And let him signe it […].
- I forgot to sign that letter to my aunt.
- Just sign your name at the bottom there.
- I received a letter from some woman who signs herself ‘Mrs Trellis’.
- Please sign on the dotted line.
- Agents say Wales back Gavin Henson has signed for Cardiff Blues.
- It was a great month. I managed to sign three major players.
- We receive this child into the congregation of Christ's flock, and do sign him with the sign of the cross.
- At the baptismal ceremony the child was […] signed with the cross in holy water.
- Shaking a fist at him with one fierce arm, / Signing himself with the other because of Christ.
- I signed to Browne to make his retreat.
- He signed me that I should follow him through the doorway.
- They have already signed 5 actors from Hollywood.
Taivutusmuodot
| Partisiipin perfekti | signed | Partisiipin perfekti | sigh'd (vanhahtava) |
| Imperfekti | signed | Imperfekti | sigh'd (vanhahtava) |
| Partisiipin preesens | signing | Monikko | signs |
| Yksikön kolmannen persoonan indikatiivin preesens | signs | Yksikön kolmannen persoonan indikatiivin preesens | signeth (vanhahtava) |