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
The City Council has not signed on to the audit.
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Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 25 Feb. 2026
Democrats currently have 214 members, so four Republicans would need to sign on to the petition for the House to vote on Russia sanctions.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 24 Feb. 2026
Others have placed traffic cones and signs on their properties to keep people off.
—Jacques Billeaud, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
Ready to sign on the dotted line?
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Feb. 2026
Fox Sports and NBCUniversal have already signed on to use the tech.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 24 Feb. 2026
The company will then add more floors of capacity to the first building -- which will use a maximum of 18 megawatts of power -- as customers sign on.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 23 Feb. 2026
The nations still have plenty still to hash out before signing on the dotted line.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 23 Feb. 2026
Participating firms, which included Indian companies alongside global frontier AI firms, signed on to two core commitments.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2026
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Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 25 Feb. 2026
Democrats currently have 214 members, so four Republicans would need to sign on to the petition for the House to vote on Russia sanctions.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 24 Feb. 2026
Others have placed traffic cones and signs on their properties to keep people off.
—Jacques Billeaud, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
Ready to sign on the dotted line?
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Feb. 2026
Fox Sports and NBCUniversal have already signed on to use the tech.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 24 Feb. 2026
The company will then add more floors of capacity to the first building -- which will use a maximum of 18 megawatts of power -- as customers sign on.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 23 Feb. 2026
The nations still have plenty still to hash out before signing on the dotted line.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 23 Feb. 2026
Participating firms, which included Indian companies alongside global frontier AI firms, signed on to two core commitments.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2026
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“Sign on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sign%20on. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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