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signify

/ˈsɪɡnəˌfaɪ/SIG-nuh-figh
/ˈsɪɡnəˌfaɪ/SIG-nuh-figh

Meaningto shew by signs

Common meaning: to mean

Journey through time

  1. Latinsignificare‘to shew by signs’source
  2. Frenchsignifiersource
  3. Middle Englishsignifiensource
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsto shew by signs → to meansignify‘to mean’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin significare ‘to shew by signs’.

Roots

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