sign out

verb

signed out; signing out; signs out

intransitive verb

: to indicate departure by signing a register

transitive verb

: to record or approve the release or departure of
signed out the library books for a week
sign-out noun or adjective

Examples of sign out in a Sentence

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After winning the title, the 10-year veteran was signed out of retirement by the Detroit Lions to serve as the team’s emergency backup quarterback for its 2025 NFL playoff run. Kambui Bomani, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025 Among all high school players to sign out of the first round, nearly 60 percent have been position players, and in recent years, teams have increasingly shied away from high school pitchers in the top half of the first round. Melissa Lockard, New York Times, 7 July 2025 Gutierrez-Reed signed out of prison in Grants to return home to Bullhead City, Arizona, on parole related to her involuntary manslaughter conviction in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 24 May 2025 It was later sold and became a Beggars Pizza, but still operates with a sign out front noting the organ is back. Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 15 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for sign out

Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of sign out was in 1903

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“Sign out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sign%20out. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.

Kids Definition

sign out

verb
1
: to make a record of one's departure
have to sign out before getting off-line
2
: to record or approve the release or departure of
signed out the library books
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