Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to signify
Participle: signified
Gerund: signifying
Cognates
-
Indicative
Present
| I | signify |
| you | signify |
| he;she;it | signifies |
| we | signify |
| you | signify |
| they | signify |
Perfect
| I | have signified |
| you | have signified |
| he;she;it | has signified |
| we | have signified |
| you | have signified |
| they | have signified |
Past
| I | signified |
| you | signified |
| he;she;it | signified |
| we | signified |
| you | signified |
| they | signified |
Pluperfect
| I | had signified |
| you | had signified |
| he;she;it | had signified |
| we | had signified |
| you | had signified |
| they | had signified |
Future
| I | will signify |
| you | will signify |
| he;she;it | will signify |
| we | will signify |
| you | will signify |
| they | will signify |
Future Perfect
| I | will have signified |
| you | will have signified |
| he;she;it | will have signified |
| we | will have signified |
| you | will have signified |
| they | will have signified |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | signify |
| you | signify |
| he;she;it | signify |
| we | signify |
| you | signify |
| they | signify |
Perfect
| I | have signified |
| you | have signified |
| he;she;it | have signified |
| we | have signified |
| you | have signified |
| they | have signified |
Imperfect
| I | signified |
| you | signified |
| he;she;it | signified |
| we | signified |
| you | signified |
| they | signified |
Pluperfect
| I | had signified |
| you | had signified |
| he;she;it | had signified |
| we | had signified |
| you | had signified |
| they | had signified |
Conditional
Present
| I | would signify |
| you | would signify |
| he;she;it | would signify |
| we | would signify |
| you | would signify |
| they | would signify |
Perfect
| I | would have signified |
| you | would have signified |
| he;she;it | would have signified |
| we | would have signified |
| you | would have signified |
| they | would have signified |
Imperative
| you | signify |
| we | Let's signify |
| you | signify |
Verbs conjugated like 'signify'
accompany,
acetify,
acidify,
adsignify,
affy,
alacrify,
alkalify,
ally,
amnesty,
amplify,
angelify,
anglicify,
anglify,
apology,
apply,
arefy,
argufy,
astony,
atrophy,
avowtry, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'signify'
dignify,
ignify,
lignify,
adsignify,
biggify,
finify,
magnify,
minify,
nigrify,
resignify,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to indicate that some event will occur
- mean, spell
- indirect suggestion
- advert, allude, hint, imply, indicate, inkle, insinuate, intimate, refer, suggest
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English signifien, from Old French signifier, from Latin significare. See: Latin '
significare'.
Sample Sentences
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The coachman employs himself in twisting the lash of his whip into a knot, and takes no more notice of the question: clearly signifying that it is anybody 's business but his, and that the passengers would do well to fix it, among themselves. In this state of things, matters seem to be approximating to a fix of another kind, when [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)