sign a document
1sign on the dotted line — 1. To give one s consent, thereby binding oneself, to a proposed scheme, contract, etc 2. To do this docilely or without proper investigation • • • Main Entry: ↑sign * * * sign on the dotted line phrase to sign a contract or other legal agreement …
2sign — [n1] indication, evidence assurance, augury, auspice, badge, beacon, bell, caution, clue, divination, flag, flash, foreboding, foreknowledge, foreshadowing, foretoken, forewarning, gesture, giveaway, handwriting on wall*, harbinger, herald, high… …
3sign for something — ˈsign for sth derived to sign a document to show that you have received sth • Someone must sign for the package when we deliver it. Main entry: ↑signderived …
4sign — sign1 W2S3 [saın] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(gives information)¦ 2¦(shows something is true)¦ 3¦(movement or sound)¦ 4¦(symbol)¦ 5¦(star sign)¦ 6¦(language)¦ 7 there is no sign of somebody/something 8 sign of life 9 sign of the times …
5sign — 1 /saIn/ noun 1 STH THAT PROVES STH (C) an event, fact etc that shows that something is happening or that something is true; indication: sign of: The tests can detect early signs of disease. | sign that: Exports have risen by 20%, a sign that the …
6sign — ▪ I. sign sign 1 [saɪn] verb 1. [intransitive, transitive] BANKING to write your signature on a letter, document, or cheque: • The customer must sign the traveller s …
7sign — [[t]sa͟ɪn[/t]] ♦ signs, signing, signed 1) N COUNT A sign is a mark or shape that always has a particular meaning, for example in mathematics or music. Equations are generally written with a two bar equals sign. Syn: symbol 2) N COUNT A sign is a …
8document — ▪ I. document doc‧u‧ment 1 [ˈdɒkjmənt ǁ ˈdɑːk ] noun [countable] a record of important information on paper or computer disk: • His main expense is photocopying thousands of legal documents. • electronic document management systems deˈfence… …
9sign on — UK US sign on Phrasal Verb with sign({{}}/saɪn/ verb ► UK INFORMAL to sign a form at a government office to say that you do not have a job and that you want to receive benefits: »After Jack was made redundant, he signed on for eight months. ►… …
10sign over — verb to sign a document transferring property or rights to somebody else …
