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I must have made a good impression because a club official to us into his office and asked me if I would sign on for a year with a view to becoming a professional.
Harold Larwood

Meaning of "sign on" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SIGN ON

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SIGN ON

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sign on is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

WHAT DOES SIGN ON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sign-on

A sign-on is the beginning of operations for a radio or television station, generally at the start of each day. It is the opposite to a sign-off which generally takes place at the end of the day.

Definition of sign on in the English dictionary

The first definition of sign on in the dictionary is to hire or employ. Other definition of sign on is to commit oneself to a job, activity, etc. Sign on is also to register as unemployed with the Department of Social Security.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SIGN ON

sign
sign away
sign in
sign language
sign manual
sign of the cross
sign of the zodiac
sign off
sign on the dotted line
sign one´s death warrant
sign out
sign test
sign the pledge
sign up
sign writer
signa
signable
Signac
signage
signal

WORDS THAT END LIKE SIGN ON

bargain on
be borne in on
cotton on
go down on
happen on
have a down on
in on
keep a tight rein on
lean on
let in on
run on
turn on

Synonyms and antonyms of sign on in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «sign on» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SIGN ON

Find out the translation of sign on to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sign on from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sign on» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

申请失业救济
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

alistarse
570 millions of speakers

English

sign on
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पर हस्ताक्षर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يُخْبِرُ الـحُكُومَةَ بِبَاطِلِه
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

регистрироваться на бирже труда
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

solicitar seguro-desemprego
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রবেশ করুন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

s’engager
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tandatangan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

arbeitslos melden (sich)
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

失業登録をする
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

실업 등록하다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mlebu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đăng ký tại phòng trợ cấp thất nghiệp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கையெழுத்திடுக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

साइन इन करा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Oturum aç
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

iscriversi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zaangażować
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

реєструватися
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

a anunța statul că este șomer
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εγγράφομαι σε μητρώο ανέργων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

teken
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

anställa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

anmelde
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sign on

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SIGN ON»

The term «sign on» is very widely used and occupies the 23.151 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SIGN ON» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sign on

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10 QUOTES WITH «SIGN ON»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word sign on.
1
Rick Bass
When you sign on to be an activist in northwest Montana, people in the grocery store will avoid eye contact, particularly if they're hanging out with outspoken opponents to your views.
2
Henry Cisneros
Americans are a can-do people, an enthusiastic people, a problem-solving people. And when given a direction and given a plan, they'll sign on.
3
Michael Ealy
I would never sign on to a project that was male-bashing, because first and foremost I'm a man... what guy would sign on for that?
4
Bobby Flay
Habaneros have a great fruity flavor, but the challenge is that you have to deflect the heat in order to taste the flavor. If you don't, you're dead. They should really have a warning sign on them. Deflect the habanero's heat by pairing it with sweet food.
5
Jamie Foxx
Also, I think having that comic gene kind of makes you look at things in a different way. If you take yourself so seriously, eventually you end up one of those people having a 'Do Not Disturb' sign on their lives. You see them drawing the curtains and they don't even realize that they've kind of drifted off somewhere.
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Harold Larwood
I must have made a good impression because a club official to us into his office and asked me if I would sign on for a year with a view to becoming a professional.
7
John C. McGinley
When your child stops breathing 60 times a night, you don't worry about what's going on next year or even next week. You put aside thoughts about which preschool you're going to enroll him in and focus on how he's doing right now. It's not the Norman Rockwell relationship that you sign on for when becoming a parent.
8
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
The young boys I speak with say to me: Why would I want to live in this world - where they rely on charity, dry pieces of bread and water, where they are subjected to harsh treatment, when they can be free and be the envy of their colleagues in the afterlife. They are only too eager to sign on the dotted line and join the ranks of the Taliban.
9
Adepero Oduye
I have a Twitter handle, but I never sign on.
10
Megan Park
It's kind of interesting when you sign on to a show because you're basically signing on to play a character because you only really see the first episode of the show.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SIGN ON»

Discover the use of sign on in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sign on and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Sign on Rosie's Door
Maurice Sendak, the well-known artist and author-illustrator of Kenny's Window and Very Far Away, has written a story of real children, playing as only children know how. Young readers will wish that Alinda lived next door to them.
Maurice Sendak, 2002
2
Dollar Sign on the Muscle: The World of Baseball Scouting
I loved this book." -- Tim Kurkjian, ESPN "Dollar Sign on the Muscle is the scouting bible for the baseball executive as well as the baseball enthusiast.
Kevin Kerrane, Dave Pease, 2013
3
Sign on the Line
Alexis Getty is a flirtatious delivery driver for a package shipping company in Portland, Oregon.
Jaime Clevenger, 2006
4
Lux and Alby: Sign on and Save the Universe
Will Nirvana ever be free? Will the rocks, plants and fairies ever smile again? Will Lux the Poet manage to charm his way to another benefit cheque? Find out in Lux and Alby Sign on and Save the Universe.
Martin Millar, Simon Fraser, 1999
5
Plus Sign on the Roof
Thomson reflects on his theological training (and communism) in the 1930s, then military chaplaincy with the Marines, marriage, conversion, a career at Providence College in Rhode Island, his reaction to Vatican II, his ordination to the ...
Paul Van K. Thomson, 1990
6
Enterprise Single Sign-On Design Guide Using IBM Security ...
This book is a valuable resource for security officers, administrators, and architects who want to understand and implement an identity management solution in a medium-scale environment. This book is an update to the existing SG24-7350-01.
Axel Buecker, Nilesh Patel, Dirk Rahnenfuehrer, 2012
7
Single Sign-on (SSO): High-impact Strategies - What You Need ...
This book is your ultimate resource for Single sign-on (SSO). Here you will find the most up-to-date information, analysis, background and everything you need to know.
Kevin Roebuck, 2011
8
Pro SharePoint 2007 Development Techniques
If you want to use the Single Sign-on service, you need to be using Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, because this service is not a part of Windows SharePoint Services 3.0. You will also need to install Microsoft Office SharePoint Server ...
Nikander Bruggeman, 2007
9
Complete Guide to CISM Certification
Single Sign-On Another access control technique is Single Sign-On (SSO). Single sign-on is a bit of a myth. What is more prevalent is RSO or Reduced Sign- On. It becomes difficult for the average end user to remember so many different ...
Thomas R. Peltier, Justin Peltier, 2006
10
An Automated Road Sign Inventory System Based on Computer Vision
The overall safety provided to the driving public could benefit from an efficient inventory system that increases an agency's knowledge of existing signs.
Zhiqiong Hou, 2009

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