toqus
Picture Dictionary
English
νκ΅μ΄
Register
Login
π
sign
verb
-
sign
,
signing
,
signs
,
signed
to
write
your
name
on
a
document
to
show
that
you
agree
with
it
or
that
it
belongs
to
you
β’
Please
sign
at
the
bottom
of
the
form
.
Please
sign
at
the
bottom
of
the
form
.
β’
They
signed
the
lease
for
their
new
apartment
yesterday
.
They
signed
the
lease
for
their
new
apartment
yesterday
.
verb
-
sign
,
signing
,
signs
,
signed
to
communicate
using
hand
movements
or
sign
language
β’
The
teacher
signed
the
alphabet
slowly
for
the
new
students
.
The
teacher
signed
the
alphabet
slowly
for
the
new
students
.
β’
He
can
sign
fluently
in
American
Sign
Language
.
He
can
sign
fluently
in
American
Sign
Language
.
design
verb
-
design
,
designing
,
designs
,
designed
to
decide
and
plan
how
something
will
look
and
work
and
then
draw
or
describe
it
before
it
is
made
β’
The
engineer
will
design
a
stronger
bridge
for
the
river
.
The
engineer
will
design
a
stronger
bridge
for
the
river
.
β’
Children
used
a
computer
program
to
design
their
own
video-game
characters
.
Children
used
a
computer
program
to
design
their
own
video-game
characters
.
From
Middle
French
β
designe
β
and
Latin
β
designare
β
meaning
β
to
mark
out
β
or
β
to
plan
β.
assign
verb
to
give
someone
a
particular
job
or
responsibility
to
do
β’
The
manager
assigned
each
volunteer
a
role
at
the
charity
event
.
The
manager
assigned
each
volunteer
a
role
at
the
charity
event
.
β’
Our
teacher
will
assign
a
science
project
tomorrow
.
Our
teacher
will
assign
a
science
project
tomorrow
.
Middle
English
β
assignen
β,
from
Old
French
β
assigner
β,
from
Latin
β
assignare
β (
mark
out
,
allot
),
from
β
ad-
β (
to
)
+
β
signare
β (
to
mark
).
verb
to
designate
a
particular
place
,
number
,
or
resource
for
someone
β
s
use
β’
The
airline
assigned
me
seat
12A
.
The
airline
assigned
me
seat
12A
.
β’
Each
student
was
assigned
a
locker
for
the
year
.
Each
student
was
assigned
a
locker
for
the
year
.
verb
to
legally
transfer
the
ownership
of
rights
or
property
to
another
person
β’
The
inventor
assigned
his
patent
to
the
company
.
The
inventor
assigned
his
patent
to
the
company
.
β’
She
assigned
her
copyright
to
the
publisher
.
She
assigned
her
copyright
to
the
publisher
.
resign
verb
to
officially
leave
a
job
,
position
,
or
office
β’
After
ten
years
as
CEO
,
he
decided
to
resign
and
spend
more
time
with
his
family
.
After
ten
years
as
CEO
,
he
decided
to
resign
and
spend
more
time
with
his
family
.
β’
The
minister
resigned
amid
growing
public
pressure
over
the
scandal
.
The
minister
resigned
amid
growing
public
pressure
over
the
scandal
.
From
Latin
resΔ«gnΔre
β
to
unseal
,
cancel
,
give
up
β,
from
re-
β
again
β
+
sΔ«gnΔre
β
to
sign
β.
verb
to
admit
defeat
in
a
game
,
especially
chess
,
by
stopping
play
β’
Realizing
his
position
was
hopeless
,
the
chess
player
tipped
over
his
king
and
resigned
.
Realizing
his
position
was
hopeless
,
the
chess
player
tipped
over
his
king
and
resigned
.
β’
After
losing
her
queen
early
,
she
resigned
the
game
to
conserve
energy
for
the
next
round
.
After
losing
her
queen
early
,
she
resigned
the
game
to
conserve
energy
for
the
next
round
.
Extension
of
the
primary
sense
:
a
player
gives
up
their
right
to
continue
,
effectively
β
signing
back
β
the
game
.
verb
to
accept
something
unpleasant
that
cannot
be
changed
,
usually
expressed
as
β
resign
oneself
to
β
something
β’
After
the
accident
,
he
resigned himself to
months
of
painful
therapy
.
After
the
accident
,
he
resigned himself to
months
of
painful
therapy
.
β’
Knowing
the
train
was
canceled
,
she
resigned herself to
waiting
another
hour
.
Knowing
the
train
was
canceled
,
she
resigned herself to
waiting
another
hour
.
Same
root
as
the
primary
sense
,
but
the
figurative
meaning
of
accepting
what
is
signed
away
developed
in
late
Middle
English
.
