SIGNIFY


Meaning of SIGNIFY in English

v.

Pronunciation: ' sig-n ə - ˌ f ī

Function: verb

Inflected Form: -fied ; -fy · ing

Etymology: Middle English signifien, from Anglo-French signifier, from Latin significare to indicate, signify, from signum sign

Date: 13th century

transitive verb

1 a : to be a sign of : MEAN b : IMPLY

2 : to show especially by a conventional token (as word, signal, or gesture)

intransitive verb

1 : to have significance : MATTER <it will not much signify what one wears ― Jane Austen>

2 : to engage in signifying

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.