signify
🇬🇧 UK/'signifai/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions
v.
To mean or represent something; to indicate or make known by a sign or action
表示,意味着;预示,象征
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.signify agreement表示同意
- 2.signify a change预示变化
- 3.[signify approval]表示认可
- 4.signify nothing毫无意义
Example Sentences
- 1.
A red light signifies that you must stop immediately.
- 2.
Raising your hand signifies that you agree with the proposal.
- 3.
Dark clouds on the horizon signified that a storm was approaching.