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Many CEOs and leaders think that silence is indeed golden, that consensus is bliss. It is - sometimes. But more often what it signifies is that there are no respected processes for surfacing concerns and dissent.
Margaret Heffernan

Meaning of "signifies" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SIGNIFIES

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SIGNIFIES

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

See the conjugation of the verb signifies in English.

WHAT DOES SIGNIFIES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sign (disambiguation)

A sign is an entity which indicates another entity. Sign may also refer to: ▪ Commercial signage ▪ Signage ▪ Sign ▪ Sign ▪ Sign language ▪ Sign, an indication of negative and positive numbers ▪ Sign function, also known as the signum function ▪ Sign of a permutation ▪ Astrological sign ▪ Medical sign ▪ Project Sign, a project by the U.S. Air Force to investigate unidentified flying objects ▪ Servicio de Inteligencia de la Gendarmería Nacional or Inteligencia de la Gendarmería Nacional Argentina, the Argentine intelligence service ▪ Scottish Intercollegiate Guideline Network, a Scottish group that develops evidence based medical guidelines...

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SIGNIFIES

PRESENT

Present
I signify
you signify
he/she/it signifies
we signify
you signify
they signify
Present continuous
I am signifying
you are signifying
he/she/it is signifying
we are signifying
you are signifying
they are signifying
Present perfect
I have signified
you have signified
he/she/it has signified
we have signified
you have signified
they have signified
Present perfect continuous
I have been signifying
you have been signifying
he/she/it has been signifying
we have been signifying
you have been signifying
they have been signifying
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I signified
you signified
he/she/it signified
we signified
you signified
they signified
Past continuous
I was signifying
you were signifying
he/she/it was signifying
we were signifying
you were signifying
they were signifying
Past perfect
I had signified
you had signified
he/she/it had signified
we had signified
you had signified
they had signified
Past perfect continuous
I had been signifying
you had been signifying
he/she/it had been signifying
we had been signifying
you had been signifying
they had been signifying
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will signify
you will signify
he/she/it will signify
we will signify
you will signify
they will signify
Future continuous
I will be signifying
you will be signifying
he/she/it will be signifying
we will be signifying
you will be signifying
they will be signifying
Future perfect
I will have signified
you will have signified
he/she/it will have signified
we will have signified
you will have signified
they will have signified
Future perfect continuous
I will have been signifying
you will have been signifying
he/she/it will have been signifying
we will have been signifying
you will have been signifying
they will have been signifying
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would signifies
you would signifies
he/she/it would signifies
we would signifies
you would signifies
they would signifies
Conditional continuous
I would be signifying
you would be signifying
he/she/it would be signifying
we would be signifying
you would be signifying
they would be signifying
Conditional perfect
I would have signifies
you would have signifies
he/she/it would have signifies
we would have signifies
you would have signifies
they would have signifies
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been signifying
you would have been signifying
he/she/it would have been signifying
we would have been signifying
you would have been signifying
they would have been signifying
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you signify
we let´s signify
you signify
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to signify
Past participle
signified
Present Participle
signifying
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SIGNIFIES

signifiable
significance
significance test
significancy
significant
significant digits
significant figures
significant other
significantly
significate
signification
significative
significatively
significativeness
significator
significatory
significs
signified
signifier
signify

WORDS THAT END LIKE SIGNIFIES

amplifies
certifies
clarifies
classifies
demystifies
detoxifies
exemplifies
fortifies
identifies
indemnifies
intensifies
justifies
modifies
notifies
nullifies
qualifies
satisfies
simplifies
specifies
testifies
verifies

Synonyms and antonyms of signifies in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SIGNIFIES»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «signifies» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of signifies

Translation of «signifies» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SIGNIFIES

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

Translator English - Chinese

表示
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

significa
570 millions of speakers

English

signifies
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रतीक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يدل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Означает
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

significa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রকাশ করে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

signifie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menandakan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

bedeutet
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

が意味する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

을 의미 함
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tegese
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

biểu thị
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குறிக்கிறது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चिन्हांकित
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

anlamına hangi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

significa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

oznacza
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

означає
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

semnifică
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υποδηλώνει
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kenne
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

betecknar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

betegner
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of signifies

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SIGNIFIES»

The term «signifies» is very widely used and occupies the 18.615 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SIGNIFIES» OVER TIME

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

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10 QUOTES WITH «SIGNIFIES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word signifies.
1
Mohammad Hamid Ansari
I extend my greetings and good wishes to all our citizens on the joyous occasion of Deepawali. The festival of lights, celebrated with gaiety and enthusiasm all over the country, signifies the victory of good over evil and is an appropriate occasion for us to resolve to follow the high ideals in life.
2
Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned
Education in Emergencies signifies that the right to education is being threatened by natural causes such as tsunamis, but also, unfortunately, by man-made causes.
3
David Alan Basche
As an actor, I'm always critical watching others; it's just the nature of the beast. For me, any performance that doesn't cause my ego to say, 'I can do that' really signifies that it's spectacular.
4
Gary Ryan Blair
We only live once, but once is enough if we do it right. Live your life with class, dignity, and style so that an exclamation, rather than a question mark signifies it!
5
Quentin Bryce
The aboriginal women leaders of Papunya - the Papunya Artists - performed a dance for me: the Honey Ant dance. They'd never done it for anyone else. They honoured me with a ceremonial stick that signifies the story of the land.
6
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies in the final sense a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed.
7
Michael Ende
Calendars and clocks exist to measure time, but that signifies little because we all know that an hour can seem as eternity or pass in a flash, according to how we spend it.
8
Margaret Heffernan
Many CEOs and leaders think that silence is indeed golden, that consensus is bliss. It is - sometimes. But more often what it signifies is that there are no respected processes for surfacing concerns and dissent.
9
Thomas Hobbes
They that approve a private opinion, call it opinion; but they that dislike it, heresy; and yet heresy signifies no more than private opinion.
10
Elton John
We live in an age, in an era where there is so much negativity, there is so much violence in the world, there is so much unrest and people are at war, that I wanted to promote the word love and red signifies love.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SIGNIFIES»

Discover the use of signifies in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to signifies and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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How to Study the Bible
Gold signifies God's glory. Anything that is entirely of God is signified by gold. Silver signifies the Lord's redemption. The Bible does not say that we should buy anything with gold, but with silver. Silver signifies redemption. In other words, gold ...
Watchman Nee, 1999
2
Theological Works: The Apocalypse revealed
Shortly or quickly signifies certainly, 4, 943, 947, 949. Near or at-hand signifies nearness of state, not of time, 9, 947. See Afar- oft. SICKLE. A sickle signifies the Divine truth of the church, because harvest signifies the state of the church; and to ...
Emanuel Swedenborg, 1907
3
Arcana cœlestia: or Heavenly mysteries contained in the ...
And Pharaoh spake to Joseph, signifies the thought of the celestial of the spiritual from the natural : in my dream, signifies what was foreseen in obscurity : behold I was standing by the bank of a river, signifies from boundary to boundary : and ...
Emanuel Swedenborg, 1863
4
Arcana Caelestia: The Heavenly Arcana Contained in the Holy ...
Its roof signifies the inmost principle. And its walls, signifies interior principles. And its horns, signifies exterior principles. And thou shalt make a border of gold round about, signifies termination from good lest they should be approached and  ...
Emanuel Swedenborg, 1882
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Arcana Coelestia: The Heavenly Arcana Contained in the Holy ...
And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The son is no more,- and I, whither do I come f And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, signifies when predication was made concerning him : that they stripped Joseph of his ...
Emanuel Swedenborg, 1873
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An abridgment of Hiley's English grammar: together with ...
A, ah, or ahs, signifies from or away ; as, attract, to draw away. Adf signifies to, at ; as, adjoin, to join to ; (Ad assumes different forms according to the first letter of the root to which it is prefixed ; as, ascend, accede, affect, aggrieve, &c.) Amhi ...
Richard Hiley, 1853
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ARCANA CCELESTIA: OR HEAVENLY MYSTERIES CONTAINED IN THE ...
to Divine Truth shining forth from Divine Good : with the •work of a contriver, signifies from the intellectual principle : as the work of the ephod thou shalt make it, signifies what is continuous to the external of the spiritual kingdom : of gold, of blue ...
EMANUEL SWEDENBORG, 1803
8
Sheldons' Word Studies: Containing Graded Lessons in the ...
er y> ry (A. S.) signify place, condition — scenery, pantry, flowery. es'cent (L.) signifies growing or becoming— convalescent, quiescent Ss'cence (L.) signifies state of growing or becoming — convalescence, fill (A. S.) signifies full of— graceful, ...
‎1886
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Heavenly arcana which are in the sacred scripture or word of ...
Abram was a son of ninety and nine years," signifies, the time before the Lord fully conjoined the internal man with the rational ; Abram signifies the Lord in that state, and in that age : " And Jehovah appeared unto Abram," signifies, ...
Emanuel Swedenborg, 1838
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The Apocalypse Explained According to the Spiritual Sense: ...
And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write," signifies, those of the church with whom the internal and external, or the spiritual and natural man, make a one : " These things saith the Son of God," signifies, the Lord as to the Divine Human  ...
Emanuel Swedenborg, 1859

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SIGNIFIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term signifies is used in the context of the following news items.
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Pelosi Spokesman: Anti-Boehner Move Signifies GOP Dysfunction
Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., isn't tipping her hand on which way she would urge her members to vote, should Rep. Mark Meadows's motion to “vacate ... «Roll Call, Jul 15»
2
Kenyan Novelist Explains What President Obama's Visit Signifies
Kenyan novelist Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor provides a tour of her homeland and discusses what President Obama's visit means to the African nation. «NPR, Jul 15»
3
Editorial board: Attack ad signifies a step in the wrong direction for …
A new radio ad in the Sheridan market signifies a step in the wrong direction for Wyoming. A group called Citizens for Good Government paid for an attack ... «Casper Star-Tribune Online, Jul 15»
4
Trucks Being Loaded Signifies Chiefs Training Camp is Almost Here
The return of football being almost upon us was never more evident than on Wednesday when the Kansas City Chiefs continued to load the 10 semitrucks it ... «KCChiefs.com, Jul 15»
5
First meeting of Parkside Florence Avenue intersection redesign …
First meeting of Parkside Florence Avenue intersection redesign signifies change. Signs reading “Drive like this is your family” line Parkside Avenue near ... «Buffalo News, Jul 15»
6
Windows 10 Signifies Microsoft's Shift in Strategy
SEATTLE — Next week, when Microsoft releases Windows 10, the latest version of the company's operating system, the software will offer a mix of the familiar ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
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Dort Federal Credit Union Event Center naming signifies rebirth for …
Mayor Dayne Walling, center, applauds as Dort Federal Credit Union Event Center is announced as the new name for Perani Arena Thursday, July 9, 2015, ... «MLive.com, Jul 15»
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Jeff Kerr: MacPhail signifies real change with the Phillies
The look on Ruben Amaro and Pat Gillick's face during Ryne Sandberg's “farewell” press conference said it all for the Philadelphia Phillies. The wheels are in ... «Daily Local News, Jun 15»
9
How Hillary Clinton's Campaign Signifies A New Era For Women's …
As Clinton moves forward in her presidential campaign, women's rights and gender topics have remained at the forefront of her platform. She has broken her ... «Elite Daily, Jun 15»
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2013 fan theory posits Game Of Thrones signifies Ragnarök, the …
Next to pornography, the internet's biggest export is theories about George R.R. Martin's epic fantasy series A Song Of Ice And Fire, and its TV adaptation Game ... «A.V. Club Austin, Jun 15»

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