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Meanings of sign in English

Russian
знак
Portuguese
sinal
Catalan
signe
Spanish
signo
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Semiotic concept; object, quality, event, or entity whose presence or occurrence indicates the probable presence or occurrence of something else; includes words, punctuation, expressions, gestures, notices, road signs, symbols, pictures, etc.

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знак
Catalan
signe del zodíac

One of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided.

signe del zodíac
Portuguese
augúrio
Catalan
auguri

An event that is experienced as indicating important things to come.

augúrio
Portuguese
signo
Catalan
marca
Spanish
marca

A perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent, as a visible clue that something has happened.

signo
Usage of sign in English
1
He can't talk much now, can't form words, can't use sign language.
Black is the new white
2
One passenger said she had seen no sign of such help, however.
The Guardian
3
Kellye Bensley: Come and have a look and try sign language week.
Radio NZ
4
The three countries aim to sign the new agreement by Nov. 30.
Reuters
5
He had no problem speaking; a sure sign he was a mixture.
The Plains of Passage
6
The raucousness of American politics was a sign of its essential health.
The Guardian
7
Cathedral used as a political sign of the past not the future.
Radio NZ
8
So the System hangs out a sign: In Business to Protect Information.
Hard-boiled wonderland and the end of the world: a novel
9
Meanwhile, the flow of refugees across Europe shows no sign of easing.
Radio NZ
10
Reuters witnesses in several border areas saw no sign of extra forces.
Reuters
11
She passed my business sign every day on her way to work.
Rebel island
12
THE new £100 note, introduced in Dublin yesterday, is surely a sign.
The Irish Times
13
Thousands of Thais continue to visit the hospital to sign get-well books.
Reuters
14
The company expects to sign other license deals this year, he said.
Reuters
15
Group 1 included ten cases with a third- to fifth-order bronchus sign.
Pubmed
16
Analysts read political considerations in Kenyatta's decision to sign off the law.
Reuters