SIGN

I. noun see: saw Date: 13th century 1. a motion or gesture by which a thought is expressed or a command or wish made known, ~al 2a, a fundamental linguistic unit that de~ates an object or relation or has a purely syntactic function , one of a set of gestures used to represent language, a mark having a conventional meaning and used in place of words or to represent a complex notion, one of the 12 divisions of the zodiac, 4. a. a character (as a flat or sharp) used in musical notation, segno , a character (as ÷) indicating a mathematical operation, 5. a display (as a lettered board or a configuration of neon tubing) used to identify or advertise a place of business or a product, a posted command, warning, or direction, ~board , 6. something material or external that stands for or ~ifies something spiritual, something indicating the presence or existence of something else , presage , portent , an objective evidence of plant or animal disease, traces of a usually wild animal , Synonyms: see: ~ II. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French ~er, from Latin ~are to mark, ~, seal, from ~um Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. cross 2, to place a ~ on or mark by ~s , to represent or indicate by a ~, 2. to affix a ~ature to ; ratify or attest by hand or seal , to as~ or convey formally , to write down (one's name), to affix one's name to , to communicate by making a ~ or by ~ language, to engage or hire by securing the ~ature of on a contract of employment, intransitive verb to write one's name in token of assent, responsibility, or obligation , 2. to make a ~ or ~al, to use ~ language, ~ee noun ~er noun