signify

== English == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle English signifien, from Old French signifier, from Latin significare. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsɪɡnɪfaɪ/ Hyphenation: sig‧ni‧fy === Verb === signify (third-person singular simple present signifies, present participle signifying, simple past and past participle signified) To create a sign out of something. To give (something) a meaning or an importance. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:) 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). ==== Synonyms ==== mean betoken import ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====