sign on
verb
signed on; signing on; signs on
1
: to engage oneself by or as if by a signature
signed on to the new project
2
: to announce the start of broadcasting for the day
Examples of sign on in a Sentence
I signed on for the crew team simply as a lark
Recent Examples on the Web
He’s committed to the Lakers — fresh off a three-year extension signed on the first day the Lakers could offer it to him.
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Dan Woike, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
The duo filed the bill again in July, with 20 Republicans and Democrats signing on as co-sponsors.
—David Smiley, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
My only memory of that era at almost 20 years old is being confused as a child about the no smoking signs on planes.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
Former Nashville Council member Sandra Moore also signed on, as did Erica Lanier and Betty White, who appear to reside on the same street about a half-mile away from the race track.
—Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Sep. 2025
Now the sun enters your sign on the 22nd and ushers in your season and the Equinox.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 21 Sep. 2025
Protesters leave their signs on a ledge during a protest against ABC removing Jimmy Kimmel Live!
—Jesse Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Perpetua has signed on as a defendant in both lawsuits, which are in their early stages.
—Kevin Fixler
september 20, Idaho Statesman, 20 Sep. 2025
Groucho Marx stars as the new president of Huxley College, who attempts to sign on two pro players to help beat rival Darwin University but ends up getting a pair of bootleggers instead.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
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Dan Woike, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
The duo filed the bill again in July, with 20 Republicans and Democrats signing on as co-sponsors.
—David Smiley, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
My only memory of that era at almost 20 years old is being confused as a child about the no smoking signs on planes.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
Former Nashville Council member Sandra Moore also signed on, as did Erica Lanier and Betty White, who appear to reside on the same street about a half-mile away from the race track.
—Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Sep. 2025
Now the sun enters your sign on the 22nd and ushers in your season and the Equinox.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 21 Sep. 2025
Protesters leave their signs on a ledge during a protest against ABC removing Jimmy Kimmel Live!
—Jesse Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Perpetua has signed on as a defendant in both lawsuits, which are in their early stages.
—Kevin Fixler
september 20, Idaho Statesman, 20 Sep. 2025
Groucho Marx stars as the new president of Huxley College, who attempts to sign on two pro players to help beat rival Darwin University but ends up getting a pair of bootleggers instead.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Sign on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sign%20on. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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