sign for
phrasal verb
signed for; signing for; signs for
: to sign a document to show that one has received (a package, letter, etc.)
I signed for the package when it was delivered.
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Second-year quarterback Drake Maye is having an MVP-caliber season, all under first-year head coach Mike Vrabel—an encouraging sign for what’s ahead in Foxborough in the coming years.
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Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
Alba, 36, came through Barcelona’s La Masia academy, before leaving to sign for Valencia and then rejoining the Catalan club in 2012.
—Tom Bogert, New York Times, 30 Nov. 2025
Read your horoscopes for your Sun and Rising signs for the most in-depth forecast.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 28 Nov. 2025
Management’s remarks indicated that Nike’s relationship with the retail giant has been improving, a positive sign for Nike’s turnaround story.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 28 Nov. 2025
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Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
Alba, 36, came through Barcelona’s La Masia academy, before leaving to sign for Valencia and then rejoining the Catalan club in 2012.
—Tom Bogert, New York Times, 30 Nov. 2025
Read your horoscopes for your Sun and Rising signs for the most in-depth forecast.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 28 Nov. 2025
Management’s remarks indicated that Nike’s relationship with the retail giant has been improving, a positive sign for Nike’s turnaround story.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 28 Nov. 2025
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“Sign for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sign%20for. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.
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