signal
/ˈsɪɡnəl/ verb C1- To indicate; to convey or communicate by a signal. · I signalled my acquiescence with a nod.· He whistled to signal that we should stop.
- To communicate with (a person or system) by a signal. · Seeing the flames, he ran to the control room and signalled headquarters.
He/she/it signals · Past signaled · Past participle signaled · -ing form signaling
Verb forms
- Base form
- signal
- He/she/it
- signals
- Past
- signaled
- Past participle
- signaled
- -ing form
- signaling
From the library
Now, you rascal, do you deny that it is a signal?
The light is a signal to him that food is ready for him, and his light out yonder is to show the spot to which to bring it.”
“Because she just signaled to me from her window.
We have arranged a way to signal with our candles and cardboard.
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