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
But before Citizens Energy signed on officially, the company had two conditions.
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Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 10 Dec. 2025
So far, no Republicans have signed on to the effort.
—Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2025
Key European leaders have traveled back-and-forth to Belgium to convince the government to sign on to the reparation proposal.
—Chris Massaro, FOXNews.com, 9 Dec. 2025
The accords are designed to be consistent with existing international space treaties and conventions; as of early November, 60 countries have signed on.
—Elizabeth Economy, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2025
Lin recently signed on to helm a film adaptation of the Helldivers video game at Sony and is set to direct Brzrkr, an adaptation of a comic book created by Keanu Reeves and Matt Kindt.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 9 Dec. 2025
All told, nearly 60 brands have signed on for next summer’s extravaganza, which will be televised live from June 11 to the final on July 19.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 9 Dec. 2025
Rachel Dratch, Campbell Scott, Claybourne Elder and Wayne Brady have signed on for several upcoming productions in the New York City Center’s Off Broadway Encores!
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 9 Dec. 2025
And Netflix just announced that the Thai rapper-singer has signed on for her first feature-film role, opposite Korean superstar Don Lee, in the action film Tygo, which is part of the Extraction universe.
—Jae-Ha Kim, Rolling Stone, 8 Dec. 2025
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Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 10 Dec. 2025
So far, no Republicans have signed on to the effort.
—Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2025
Key European leaders have traveled back-and-forth to Belgium to convince the government to sign on to the reparation proposal.
—Chris Massaro, FOXNews.com, 9 Dec. 2025
The accords are designed to be consistent with existing international space treaties and conventions; as of early November, 60 countries have signed on.
—Elizabeth Economy, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2025
Lin recently signed on to helm a film adaptation of the Helldivers video game at Sony and is set to direct Brzrkr, an adaptation of a comic book created by Keanu Reeves and Matt Kindt.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 9 Dec. 2025
All told, nearly 60 brands have signed on for next summer’s extravaganza, which will be televised live from June 11 to the final on July 19.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 9 Dec. 2025
Rachel Dratch, Campbell Scott, Claybourne Elder and Wayne Brady have signed on for several upcoming productions in the New York City Center’s Off Broadway Encores!
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 9 Dec. 2025
And Netflix just announced that the Thai rapper-singer has signed on for her first feature-film role, opposite Korean superstar Don Lee, in the action film Tygo, which is part of the Extraction universe.
—Jae-Ha Kim, Rolling Stone, 8 Dec. 2025
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“Sign on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sign%20on. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.
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