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{
"term": "signify",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"academic": true,
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "signify",
"heSheIt": "signifies"
},
"pastSimple": "signified",
"pastParticiple": "signified",
"ingForm": "signifying"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to be a sign of something",
"sensetop": "signify somethingsignify that…",
"examples": [
{
"text": "This decision signified a radical change in their policies.",
"contextForm": "signify something"
},
{
"text": "What does the term ‘patrician’ signify?"
},
{
"text": "This mark signifies that the products conform to an approved standard.",
"contextForm": "signify that…"
},
{
"text": "The white belt signifies that he's an absolute beginner."
}
],
"synonyms": "mean"
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to do something to make your feelings, intentions, etc. known",
"sensetop": "signify somethingsignify that…",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She signified her approval with a smile.",
"contextForm": "signify something"
},
{
"text": "The jury signify their verdict by a show of hands."
},
{
"text": "In 2007 Spain signified its desire to join the Council."
},
{
"text": "He nodded to signify that he agreed.",
"contextForm": "signify that…"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "to be important or to matter",
"examples": [
{
"text": "His presence no longer signified."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈsɪɡnɪfaɪ/",
"audio": "si/signify/signify__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈsɪɡnɪfaɪz/",
"audio": "si/signify/signifies__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈsɪɡnɪfaɪd/",
"audio": "si/signify/signified__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈsɪɡnɪfaɪɪŋ/",
"audio": "si/signify/signifying__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈsɪɡnɪfaɪ/",
"audio": "si/signify/signify__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈsɪɡnɪfaɪz/",
"audio": "si/signify/signifies__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈsɪɡnɪfaɪd/",
"audio": "si/signify/signified__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈsɪɡnɪfaɪɪŋ/",
"audio": "si/signify/signifying__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French signifier, from Latin significare ‘indicate, portend’, from signum ‘token’."
}