/saɪn/
Translation
A mark, object, or notice that gives you information or shows something.
Word origin
From Old French signe, from Latin signum, meaning a mark or token.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- signum
Grammar
Examples
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Here "sign" means a notice that gives information.
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Here "sign" means something that shows what may happen.
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"Signs" is the plural of "sign".
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(5)Grammar articles
(8)Future in the past: was going to, would, was about to, and the grammar of plans that failed
Nominalisation in English: arrive becomes arrival, decide becomes decision, and why written English turns actions into things
Phrasal verbs: 100 examples with meanings
Reported speech in English: backshift, questions and commands
Reporting verbs in English: admit, deny, suggest, promise, and the pattern welded to each one
The subjunctive and the unreal past in English: I suggest he go, if I were you, and it's time we left
Verb patterns with objects in English: want somebody to do, make somebody do, and see somebody doing
Word formation with prefixes: un-, in-, im-, dis-, re-, over-, under- and mis-
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