signed Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb mark with one's signature; write one's name (on)
    subscribe; sign.
    • She signed the letter and sent it off
    • Please sign here
  2. verb approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation
    ratify; sign.
    • All parties ratified the peace treaty
    • Have you signed your contract yet?
  3. verb be engaged by a written agreement
    sign.
    • He signed to play the casino on Dec. 18
    • The soprano signed to sing the new opera
  4. verb engage by written agreement
    sign up; sign on; contract; sign.
    • They signed two new pitchers for the next season
  5. verb communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs
    signalise; signal; signalize; sign.
    • He signed his disapproval with a dismissive hand gesture
    • The diner signaled the waiters to bring the menu
  6. verb place signs, as along a road
    sign.
    • sign an intersection
    • This road has been signed
  7. verb communicate in sign language
    sign.
    • I don't know how to sign, so I could not communicate with my deaf cousin
  8. verb make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate
    bless; sign.
  9. adjective having a handwritten signature
    • a signed letter
  10. adjective satellite used of the language of the deaf
    gestural; sign-language; sign.

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