signpost
verb/ˈsaɪnpəʊst/
/ˈsaɪnpəʊst/
(British English)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they signpost | /ˈsaɪnpəʊst/ /ˈsaɪnpəʊst/ |
| he / she / it signposts | /ˈsaɪnpəʊsts/ /ˈsaɪnpəʊsts/ |
| past simple signposted | /ˈsaɪnpəʊstɪd/ /ˈsaɪnpəʊstɪd/ |
| past participle signposted | /ˈsaɪnpəʊstɪd/ /ˈsaɪnpəʊstɪd/ |
| -ing form signposting | /ˈsaɪnpəʊstɪŋ/ /ˈsaɪnpəʊstɪŋ/ |
- [usually passive] signpost something to mark a road, place, etc. with signposts
- The route is well signposted.
- The lane is signposted ‘To the beach’.
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- signpost something to show clearly the way that an argument, a speech, etc. will develop
- You need to signpost for the reader the various points you are going to make.
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