Phrase guide

sign out

verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To sign one's name as an indication that one is leaving some location; to take some action to indicate one is leaving a secured program or web page on a computer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Examples

  • He was the last person to sign out of the building that night.
  • After making the necessary edits, always sign out of the system.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: log off, log out, sign off

Antonyms: log in, log on, sign in, sign on

2

verb

Meaning 2

To remove (something) and take (it) into one's possession, having registered or signed for it in some way as a record of possession and a promise to return it (e.g., by your signature or log-in credentials).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: especially, transitive

Examples

  • If you want to take a book home from the library, you must sign it out.
  • To sign out a book, you must present your library card to the clerk.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To signal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To say something through sign language.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: sign language

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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