signify

verb

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sig·ni·fy | \ ˈsig-nə-ˌfī

signified; signifying

Definition of signify

transitive verb

1a : to be a sign of : mean

b : imply

2 : to show especially by a conventional token (such as word, signal, or gesture)

intransitive verb

1 : to have significance : matter it will not much signify what one wears— Jane Austen

2 : to engage in signifying

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Examples of signify in a Sentence

A check mark next to your name signifies that you have met all the requirements. The recent decline of the stock market does not necessarily signify the start of a recession. He gave her a diamond ring to signify his love. Whether he agrees or not does not signify.

Recent Examples on the Web As medical science has advanced, experts in the industry said, pathologists have been asked to do more, such as looking for more advanced patterns in body tissue to signify a disease is present. — BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2021 For instance, ear piercing, also known as karnavedha in Hinduism, is one of the 16 sanskar rituals that mark stages of life and signify cultural heritage and upbringing. — Angelina Ruiz, Allure, 22 July 2021 The torch will arrive at the new, roofless National Olympic Stadium on Friday and ignite the caldron to signify the opening of the Games. — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2021 Whatever that means Carousels have previously been used in music to signify time passing. — Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, 21 July 2021 The base is meant to signify the struggles of women. — Washington Post, 17 July 2021 Reunification quickly came to signify the integration of the East into the West rather than anything like a compromise. — Lauren Oyler, The New Yorker, 14 July 2021 Ahead of the final, viral memes have shown a map of Europe covered in Italian flags to signify the support of every other country on the continent. — Matias Grez, CNN, 11 July 2021 His followers added suffixes like Ali, Bey, or El to their last names to signify their Moorish heritage. — Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2021

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