signify

English

Verb

signify (third-person singular simple present signifies, present participle signifying, simple past and past participle signified)

1. To give (something) a meaning or an importance.
2. To show one’s intentions with a sign etc.

Synonyms

• betoken

Translations

to give something a meaning

Esperanto: signifi (eo)

Finnish: merkitä (fi), tarkoittaa (fi)

to show one's intentions

Dutch: duidelijk maken (nl), te kennen geven (nl)

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Spanish: señalar, suponer, representar, significar