signify

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• /ˈsɪɡnɪfaɪ/
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Inherited from Middle English signifien, from Old French signifier, from Latin significare.

41 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: знача (znača) — to give something a meaning
• Bulgarian: означавам (označavam) — to give something a meaning
• Catalan: significar — to give something a meaning
• Esperanto: signifi — to give something a meaning
• Finnish: merkitä — to give something a meaning
• Finnish: tarkoittaa — to give something a meaning
• French: signifier — to give something a meaning
• Gothic: 𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽 (bandwjan) — to give something a meaning
• Ancient Greek: σημαίνω (sēmaínō) — to give something a meaning
• Ingrian: merkitä — to give something a meaning
• Ingrian: tähentää — to give something a meaning
• Latin: significo — to give something a meaning
• Asturian: significar — to mean, to betoken — see also mean, denote, betoken, point out, represent, imply, suppose
• Bulgarian: означавам (označavam) — to mean, to betoken — see also mean, denote, betoken, point out, represent, imply, suppose
• Catalan: significar — to mean, to betoken — see also mean, denote, betoken, point out, represent, imply, suppose
• Danish: betyde — to mean, to betoken — see also mean, denote, betoken, point out, represent, imply, suppose
• Danish: betegne — to mean, to betoken — see also mean, denote, betoken, point out, represent, imply, suppose
• Dutch: betekenen — to mean, to betoken — see also mean, denote, betoken, point out, represent, imply, suppose
• French: signifier — to mean, to betoken — see also mean, denote, betoken, point out, represent, imply, suppose
• German: bedeuten — to mean, to betoken — see also mean, denote, betoken, point out, represent, imply, suppose
• Gothic: 𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽 (bandwjan) — to mean, to betoken — see also mean, denote, betoken, point out, represent, imply, suppose
• Hungarian: jelent — to mean, to betoken — see also mean, denote, betoken, point out, represent, imply, suppose
• Ingrian: merkitä — to mean, to betoken — see also mean, denote, betoken, point out, represent, imply, suppose
• Ingrian: tähentää — to mean, to betoken — see also mean, denote, betoken, point out, represent, imply, suppose
• Irish: ciallaigh — to mean, to betoken — see also mean, denote, betoken, point out, represent, imply, suppose
• Italian: significare — to mean, to betoken — see also mean, denote, betoken, point out, represent, imply, suppose
• Latvian: nozīmēt — to mean, to betoken — see also mean, denote, betoken, point out, represent, imply, suppose
• Polish: oznaczać — to mean, to betoken — see also mean, denote, betoken, point out, represent, imply, suppose
• Polish: znaczyć — to mean, to betoken — see also mean, denote, betoken, point out, represent, imply, suppose
• Portuguese: significar — to mean, to betoken — see also mean, denote, betoken, point out, represent, imply, suppose
• Romanian: semnifica — to mean, to betoken — see also mean, denote, betoken, point out, represent, imply, suppose
• Russian: означа́ть (označátʹ) — to mean, to betoken — see also mean, denote, betoken, point out, represent, imply, suppose
• Russian: зна́чить (znáčitʹ) — to mean, to betoken — see also mean, denote, betoken, point out, represent, imply, suppose
• Spanish: significar — to mean, to betoken — see also mean, denote, betoken, point out, represent, imply, suppose
• Swedish: betyda — to mean, to betoken — see also mean, denote, betoken, point out, represent, imply, suppose
• Swedish: beteckna — to mean, to betoken — see also mean, denote, betoken, point out, represent, imply, suppose
• Ukrainian: означа́ти (označáty) — to mean, to betoken — see also mean, denote, betoken, point out, represent, imply, suppose
• Ukrainian: зна́чити (znáčyty) — to mean, to betoken — see also mean, denote, betoken, point out, represent, imply, suppose
• Dutch: duidelijk maken — to show one's intentions
• Dutch: te kennen geven — to show one's intentions
• Ido: konocigar — to show one's intentions