Definition of signify Signify

/sɪˈgnʌfajˌ/ - [signufay] - sig•ni•fy

We found 11 definitions of signify from 6 different sources.

What does signify mean?

Verb signifies, signifying, signified
signify - convey or express a meaning; "These words mean nothing to me!"; "What does his strange behavior signify?"
		intend, mean have in mind as a purpose; "I mean no harm"; "I only meant to help you"; "She didn't think to harm me"; "We thought to return early that night"
signify - make known with a word or signal; "He signified his wish to pay the bill for our meal"
		indicate indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively; "I showed the customer the glove section"; "He pointed to the empty parking space"; "he indicated his opponents"
signify - denote or connote; "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means"
		mean, intend, stand for
		denote, refer have as a meaning; "`multi-' denotes `many' "
		signify convey or express a meaning; "These words mean nothing to me!"; "What does his strange behavior signify?"

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signify (n.)
To show by a sign; to communicate by any conventional token, as words, gestures, signals, or the like; to announce; to make known; to declare; to express; as, a signified his desire to be present.
signify (n.)
To mean; to import; to denote; to betoken.

signify
To convey (a certain sense), when using some word, sentence, or significant action.

signify
sig′ni-fī, v.t. to make known by a sign or by words: to mean: to indicate or declare: to have consequence.—v.i. to be of consequence:—pa.t. and pa.p. sig′nifīed.—adj. Sig′nifiable, that may be signified or represented by symbols.—n. Signif′icance, that which is signified: meaning: importance: moment—also Signif′icancy.—adj. Signif′icant, signifying: expressive of something: standing as a sign.—adv. Signif′icantly.—ns. Signif′icate, in logic, one of several things signified by a common term; Significā′tion, act of signifying: that which is signified: meaning.—adj. Signif′icātive, signifying: denoting by a sign: having meaning: expressive.—adv. Signif′icātively, in a significative manner: so as to betoken by an external sign.—ns. Signif′icātiveness, the quality of being significative; Signif′icātor, one who signifies: (astrol.) a planet ruling a house.—adj. Signif′icatory. [L. significāre, -ātum, signum, a sign, facĕre, to make.]