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  • 91sign up — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) enlist, enroll (see list). II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb To become a member of: enlist, enroll, enter, join, muster in. Informal: sign on. See PARTICIPATE. II verb See sign …

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  • 92sign on — (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb Informal. To become a member of: enlist, enroll, enter, join, muster in, sign up. See PARTICIPATE. II verb See sign …

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  • 93sign — [13] Sign comes via Old French signe from Latin signum ‘mark’. It already had the meaning ‘mark denoting something’ in Latin, and it was in this sense that it entered English, gradually ousting the native word token. The verb sign goes back… …

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  • 94sign\ on — v. phr. 1. To sign an agreement to become an employee. The new cowboys signed on with the wealthy rancher in Nevada. 2. To start a radio or television broadcast. Station WLAK signs on every morning at 6 A.M. Contrast: sign off …

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  • 95sign — saɪn n. mark, symbol; signal, indication; hint, trace; notice, advertisement; astrological symbol; sign language, method of communication based on gestures and hand movements (commonly used by the hearing impaired) v. mark, indicate; write one s …

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  • 96sign up — 1》 commit oneself to a period of employment, education, etc. 2》 (also sign something up) conclude a business deal. → sign …

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  • 97sign — 1. noun 1) a sign of affection Syn: indication, signal, symptom, pointer, suggestion, intimation, mark, manifestation, demonstration, token 2) a sign of things to come Syn: warning …

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  • 98ˌsign (sb) ˈin — phrasal verb to write your name, or someone else s name, on an official list when you or they arrive at a place Ant: sign (sb) out All visitors must sign in at the front desk.[/ex] Mr Moore signed me in and showed me to his office.[/ex] …

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  • 99sign —    an informal unit of angle measure originating in astrology. The Sun s annual path through the sky, called the Zodiac, is divided into 12 parts called signs, each sign corresponding roughly to one of the classic twelve constellations through… …

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  • 100sign — [13] Sign comes via Old French signe from Latin signum ‘mark’. It already had the meaning ‘mark denoting something’ in Latin, and it was in this sense that it entered English, gradually ousting the native word token. The verb sign goes back… …

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