Definition of sign verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sign

verb

/saɪn/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they sign	/saɪn/ /saɪn/
he / she / it signs	/saɪnz/ /saɪnz/
past simple signed	/saɪnd/ /saɪnd/
past participle signed	/saɪnd/ /saɪnd/
-ing form signing	/ˈsaɪnɪŋ/ /ˈsaɪnɪŋ/

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your name

[intransitive, transitive] to write your name on a document, letter, etc. to show that you have written it, that you agree with what it says, or that it is real

Sign here, please.
sign something to sign an agreement/a deal/a contract
to sign a document/statement/declaration/form
to sign a petition/a bill/ an order
to sign a cheque
Sign your name here, please.
You haven't signed the letter.
The treaty was signed on 24 March.
The player was signing autographs for a group of fans.
I'm going to his office now to sign the papers.
The bill was signed into law by the president yesterday.
sign yourself + noun He signed himself ‘Jimmy’.

Extra Examples

They were sacked for refusing to sign the new contracts.
The legislation has been signed by the president.
One copy of this letter should be duly signed and returned to us.
This is the contract you will be required to sign.
a first edition of the book, personally signed by the author

Topics Discussion and agreementa2, Law and justicea2

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb

duly
formally
officially
…

verb + sign

be required to
have to
need to
…

preposition

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contract

[transitive, intransitive] to arrange for somebody, for example a sports player or musician, to sign a contract agreeing to work for your company; to sign a contract agreeing to work for a company

sign somebody United have just signed a new goalie.
to sign a player
sign for something He signed for United yesterday.
sign with something The band signed with Virgin Records.
sign (somebody) to something She was the first musician signed to the new record label.

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make movement/sound

[intransitive, transitive] sign that… to make a request or tell somebody to do something by using a sign, especially a hand movement synonym signal

sign to somebody (to do something) The hotel manager signed to the porter to pick up my case.
sign for somebody to do something The police officer signed for us to stop.
sign that… The police officer signed that we were to stop.
signsomebody to do something He signed his troops to move out.

for deaf person

[intransitive, transitive] to use sign language to communicate with somebody

She learnt to sign to help her deaf child.
sign something An increasing number of plays are now being signed.

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French signe (noun), signer (verb), from Latin signum ‘mark, token’.

Idioms

signed and sealed | signed, sealed and delivered

definite, because all the legal documents have been signed
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sign on the dotted line

(informal) to sign a document to show that you have agreed to buy something or do something
- Just sign on the dotted line and the car is yours.
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sign/take the pledge

(old-fashioned) to make a promise never to drink alcohol

See sign in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee sign in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English

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