signed on (for)

verb

past tense of sign on (for)
as in signed up (for)
to become a member of I signed on for the crew team simply as a lark

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  1. joined
  2. entered
  3. rejoined
Verb
  • Klatt got it right on the broadcast … then the expert official from California joined the broadcast to tell us all the officials were correct with the pass interference and not targeting.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Jan Mulkens, a physicist, joined the company during this tumultuous period.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of joined
Verb
  • When Diaconu first entered a business fundraising competition, people questioned whether repair as a business was scalable and durable.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The soldier entered a not guilty plea in New York federal court.
    — James LaPorta, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of entered
Verb
  • Hughes stayed with the band for three albums and, after Deep Purple’s dissolution, briefly rejoined Trapeze and released a solo album, Play Me Out, in 1977.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The freshman, who came to USC in the spring out of Santa Margarita High, rejoined the Trojans ahead of the Penn State game while the team faced a variety of injuries to other key players on both sides of the ball.
    — Sean Campbell, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of rejoined
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