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sign

  • noun
  • sīn

A visible fact that shows that something exists or may happen.

Example

“Their angry expressions were a clear sign they didn't want to talk.”

Other meanings

  1. A property of the body that indicates a disease and, unlike a symptom, can be detected objectively by someone other than the patient.

  2. A mark or another symbol used to represent something.

    “The sharp sign indicates that the pitch of the note is raised a half step.”

Synonyms

  • mark

Example sentences

  • “The crisis showed no signs of slowing down.”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

  • “A sign is enough for a scholar to understand us.”

    Tatoeba · AmarMecheri · CC0

  • “Look for signs of decomposition.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Latin "signum" (a mark; sign; token).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “sign” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.