English to English
noun
- a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
He showed signs of strain.
They welcomed the signs of spring.
source: WordNet 3.0
- a public display of a message
He posted signs in all the shop windows.
source: WordNet 3.0
- any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
Signals from the boat suddenly stopped.
source: WordNet 3.0
- structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted
The highway was lined with signboards.
source: WordNet 3.0
- (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
source: WordNet 3.0
- (medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease
There were no signs of asphyxiation.
source: WordNet 3.0
- having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges)
He got the polarity of the battery reversed.
Charges of opposite sign.
source: WordNet 3.0
- an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come
He hoped it was an augury.
It was a sign from God.
source: WordNet 3.0
- a gesture that is part of a sign language
source: WordNet 3.0
- a fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified
The bond between the signifier and the signified is arbitrary.
source: WordNet 3.0
- a character indicating a relation between quantities
Don't forget the minus sign.
source: WordNet 3.0
- That by which anything is made known or represented; that which furnishes evidence; a mark; a token; an indication; a proof.
source: Webster 1913
adjective satellite
- used of the language of the deaf
source: WordNet 3.0
verb
- mark with one's signature; write one's name (on)
She signed the letter and sent it off.
Please sign here.
source: WordNet 3.0
- approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation
All parties ratified the peace treaty.
Have you signed your contract yet?.
source: WordNet 3.0
- be engaged by a written agreement
He signed to play the casino on Dec. 18.
The soprano signed to sing the new opera.
source: WordNet 3.0
- engage by written agreement
They signed two new pitchers for the next season.
source: WordNet 3.0
- communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs
He signed his disapproval with a dismissive hand gesture.
The diner signaled the waiters to bring the menu.
source: WordNet 3.0
- place signs, as along a road
Sign an intersection.
This road has been signed.
source: WordNet 3.0
- communicate in sign language
I don't know how to sign, so I could not communicate with my deaf cousin.
source: WordNet 3.0
- make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate
source: WordNet 3.0
- To represent by a sign; to make known in a typical or emblematic manner, in distinction from speech; to signify.
source: Webster 1913
- To be a sign or omen.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
noun
- [sáin] Tandâ; palatandaan; pirma; pagtatalâ ng pangalan
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
verb
- [sáin] Magtandâ; maglagay ng tandâ; pumirmá; maglagdá ng pangalan
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
