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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Having served the state statute required 85% of her 18-month sentence and received extra marks for good behavior and the completion of a drug rehab program, records show Gutierrez-Reed having signed out of the Western New Mexico Correctional Facility on Friday morning. Dominic Patten, Deadline, 25 May 2025 Williams is just the fourth player UConn has signed out of the portal since it was established in 2019, but the Huskies have a perfect success rate on incoming transfers so far. Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2025 More news: Pioneering Baseball Legend, Yankees Broadcaster, Passes Away Reynolds was signed out of San Diego City College by the then-Kansas City Athletics. Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025 First, the sign out front depicts a girl in a chef’s hat and with a little gray pup. Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 19 Mar. 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 5 Jun. 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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