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English word

sign

A2Frequent NGSL-1
UK /saɪn/US /saɪn/
noun

an event, an action, a fact, etc. that shows that something exists, is happening or may happen in the future

verb

to write your name on a document, letter, etc. to show that you have written it, that you agree with what it says, or that it is real

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She refused to sign the final adoption papers.

Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Commencement Address

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Uh, and I signed on to become a professor, and I had a few months to write a script.

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it would then forward an email to them saying, 'Hey, why don't you sign up and open an account?'

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