signify
/ˈsɪɡnɪfaɪ/ verb B2- To create a sign out of something.
- To give (something) a meaning or an importance.
- To show one’s intentions with a sign etc.; to indicate, announce, or portend.
- To mean; to betoken.
- To make a difference; to matter (in negative or interrogative expressions).
He/she/it signifies · Past signified · Past participle signified · -ing form signifying
Verb forms
- Base form
- signify
- He/she/it
- signifies
- Past
- signified
- Past participle
- signified
- -ing form
- signifying
From the library
It signifies nothing whether you eat much or little—whether you have ten dishes or one—it is always the same price.”
After these preparations he signified that the two men should be brought before him, and greeted them with this salutation: “What sort of a king do I seem to you to be, O strangers?” The Lying Traveler replied, “You seem to me a most mighty king.” “And what is your estimate of those you see around me?” “These,” he made answer, “are worthy companions of yourself, fit at least to be ambassadors and leaders of armies.” The Ape and all his court, gratified with the lie, commanded that a handsome present be given to the flatterer.
“Well, a fowl, fish, game,—it signifies little, so that I eat.”
The curtain at length fell on the performances, to the infinite satisfaction of the Viscount of Morcerf, who seized his hat, rapidly passed his fingers through his hair, arranged his cravat and wristbands, and signified to Franz that he was waiting for him to lead the way.
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