sign /sain/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
• (n.) a public display of a message
• (n.) (medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease

Chinese translation

• n. 符号, 招牌, 征兆, 正负号, 手势
• vt. 签名, 打手势表达
• vi. 签名

Word details

Part of speech

noun / verb

Pronunciation

/sain/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · IELTS

Frequency

Zipf 5.08 · Common

Word forms

signed, signing, signs

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significant · signal · signature · significance · signify

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