Standard Lemma guide

undersigned

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • rhymes with -aɪnd

1

adj

Meaning 1

Having signatures at the end or bottom.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Having signed at the end of a document.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A person, mentioned in a document, whose name and signature appears at the end.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Near-synonyms: subscriber, signatory, signer
  • the undersigned
  • we the undersigned

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: subscriber, signatory, signer

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Indo-European *h1entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dhí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dhér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English signed English undersigned From under- + signed.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: долуподписан (dolupodpisan) — having signatures at the end or bottom
  • Italian: sottoscritto — having signatures at the end or bottom
  • Swedish: undertecknad — having signatures at the end or bottom
  • Bulgarian: долуподписан (dolupodpisan) — having signed at the end of a document
  • Dutch: ondergetekende — having signed at the end of a document
  • French: soussigné — having signed at the end of a document
  • Hebrew: חתום מטה (khatum mata) — having signed at the end of a document
  • Italian: firmato — having signed at the end of a document
  • Spanish: infrascripto — having signed at the end of a document
  • Bulgarian: долуподписан (dolupodpisan) — an undersigned person or people
  • French: soussigné — an undersigned person or people
  • French: soussignée — an undersigned person or people
  • Hindi: अधोहस्ताक्षरी (adhohastākṣarī) — an undersigned person or people
  • Hungarian: alulírott — an undersigned person or people
  • Italian: sottoscritto — an undersigned person or people
  • Italian: firmatario — an undersigned person or people
  • Swedish: undertecknad — an undersigned person or people