signify

signify
verb
1) (to be a sign of; to mean: His frown signified disapproval.) significar, querer decir
2) (to show; to make known by a sign, gesture etc: He signified his approval with a nod.) indicar, señalar
- significant
- significantly

signify vb significar
El pasado y participio pasado de signify se escribe signified; el gerundio se escribe signifying
signify
tr['sɪgnɪfaɪ]
transitive verb (pt & pp signified, ger signifying)
1 formal use (mean) significar; (denote) indicar, ser indicio de
2 formal use (show, make known) mostrar, expresar
signify ['sɪgnə.faɪ] vt, -fied ; -fying
1) : indicar
he signified his desire for more: haciendo señas indicó que quería más
2) mean: significar
signify
v.
denotar v.
significar v.
'sɪgnəfaɪ, 'sɪgnɪfaɪ
transitive verb -fies, -fying, -fied
a) (denote, mean) significar*, querer* decir
b) (indicate) \<\<approval/consent\>\> expresar
['sɪɡnɪfaɪ]
1. VT
1) (=mean) querer decir, significar

what does it signify? — ¿qué quiere decir?, ¿qué significa?

2) (=make known) indicar

to signify one's approval — indicar su aprobación

2.
VI

it does not signify — no importa

in the wider context it does not signify — en el contexto más amplio no tiene importancia

* * *
['sɪgnəfaɪ, 'sɪgnɪfaɪ]
transitive verb -fies, -fying, -fied
a) (denote, mean) significar*, querer* decir
b) (indicate) \<\<approval/consent\>\> expresar

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