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 bill was the first to pass both chambers in Missouri this session, and one of three Kehoe signed on Monday.
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Jack Harvel
april 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
Peter Peter, the composer behind the score for Heated Rivalry, has signed on with Range Music for management, The Hollywood Reporter can exclusively reveal.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026
The teachers who attended had all signed on to participate in the team’s study, which involved randomizing classrooms to receive two different types of genetics instruction in succession.
—Megan Molteni, STAT, 7 Apr. 2026
The Farmer’s Cow on Farmington Avenue put up a fundraising thermometer-style sign on its lawn, and supporters are now tracking progress daily.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2026
With Venus and Uranus entering your sign on April 24 and 25, your energy becomes all the more magnetic, playful and unexpectedly attractive.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 Apr. 2026
More than 1,000 students from all the area’s major colleges and 60 high schools have signed on.
—Michael Cuglietta, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026
The memorial includes two metal American flag signs on the Cloverdale Road overpass that drivers can see while traveling the Interstate, one in each direction.
—Rose Evans
april 4, Idaho Statesman, 4 Apr. 2026
Brady’s post-football retirement in the corporate world Brady first partnered with Delta Airlines in 2023, when the champion athlete, whose mother was, fittingly, a flight attendant, signed on as a strategic advisor to the Fortune 500 company.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026
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Jack Harvel
april 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
Peter Peter, the composer behind the score for Heated Rivalry, has signed on with Range Music for management, The Hollywood Reporter can exclusively reveal.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026
The teachers who attended had all signed on to participate in the team’s study, which involved randomizing classrooms to receive two different types of genetics instruction in succession.
—Megan Molteni, STAT, 7 Apr. 2026
The Farmer’s Cow on Farmington Avenue put up a fundraising thermometer-style sign on its lawn, and supporters are now tracking progress daily.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2026
With Venus and Uranus entering your sign on April 24 and 25, your energy becomes all the more magnetic, playful and unexpectedly attractive.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 Apr. 2026
More than 1,000 students from all the area’s major colleges and 60 high schools have signed on.
—Michael Cuglietta, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026
The memorial includes two metal American flag signs on the Cloverdale Road overpass that drivers can see while traveling the Interstate, one in each direction.
—Rose Evans
april 4, Idaho Statesman, 4 Apr. 2026
Brady’s post-football retirement in the corporate world Brady first partnered with Delta Airlines in 2023, when the champion athlete, whose mother was, fittingly, a flight attendant, signed on as a strategic advisor to the Fortune 500 company.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026
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“Sign on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sign%20on. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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