Meaning of "signpost" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF SIGNPOST

signpost  [ˈsaɪnˌpəʊst]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SIGNPOST

Signpost is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb signpost in English.

WHAT DOES SIGNPOST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Traffic sign

Traffic signs or road signs are signs erected at the side of or above roads to give instructions or provide information to road users. The earliest signs were simple wooden or stone milestones. Later, signs with directional arms were introduced, for example, the fingerposts in the United Kingdom and their wooden counterparts in Saxony. With traffic volumes increasing since the 1930s, many countries have adopted pictorial signs or otherwise simplified and standardized their signs to overcome language barriers, and enhance traffic safety. Such pictorial signs use symbols in place of words and are usually based on international protocols. Such signs were first developed in Europe, and have been adopted by most countries to varying degrees.

Definition of signpost in the English dictionary

The first definition of signpost in the dictionary is a post bearing a sign that shows the way, as at a roadside. Other definition of signpost is something that serves as a clue or indication; sign. Signpost is also to mark with signposts.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SIGNPOST

PRESENT

Present

I signpost

you signpost

he/she/it signposts

we signpost

you signpost

they signpost

Present continuous

I am signposting

you are signposting

he/she/it is signposting

we are signposting

you are signposting

they are signposting

Present perfect

I have signposted

you have signposted

he/she/it has signposted

we have signposted

you have signposted

they have signposted

Present perfect continuous

I have been signposting

you have been signposting

he/she/it has been signposting

we have been signposting

you have been signposting

they have been signposting

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 signposted

you signposted

he/she/it signposted

we signposted

you signposted

they signposted

Past continuous

I was signposting

you were signposting

he/she/it was signposting

we were signposting

you were signposting

they were signposting

Past perfect

I had signposted

you had signposted

he/she/it had signposted

we had signposted

you had signposted

they had signposted

Past perfect continuous

I had been signposting

you had been signposting

he/she/it had been signposting

we had been signposting

you had been signposting

they had been signposting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will signpost

you will signpost

he/she/it will signpost

we will signpost

you will signpost

they will signpost

Future continuous

I will be signposting

you will be signposting

he/she/it will be signposting

we will be signposting

you will be signposting

they will be signposting

Future perfect

I will have signposted

you will have signposted

he/she/it will have signposted

we will have signposted

you will have signposted

they will have signposted

Future perfect continuous

I will have been signposting

you will have been signposting

he/she/it will have been signposting

we will have been signposting

you will have been signposting

they will have been signposting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would signpost

you would signpost

he/she/it would signpost

we would signpost

you would signpost

they would signpost

Conditional continuous

I would be signposting

you would be signposting

he/she/it would be signposting

we would be signposting

you would be signposting

they would be signposting

Conditional perfect

I would have signpost

you would have signpost

he/she/it would have signpost

we would have signpost

you would have signpost

they would have signpost

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been signposting

you would have been signposting

he/she/it would have been signposting

we would have been signposting

you would have been signposting

they would have been signposting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you signpost
we let´s signpost
you signpost

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to signpost

Past participle

signposted

Present Participle

signposting

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.

TRANSLATION OF SIGNPOST

Find out the translation of signpost to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of signpost from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «signpost» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 路标
• Translator English - Spanish: poste indicador
• English: signpost
• Translator English - Hindi: पताका का स्तंभ
• Translator English - Arabic: لافِتَة
• Translator English - Russian: указательный столб
• Translator English - Portuguese: placa de sinalização
• Translator English - Bengali: পথনির্দেশক স্তম্ভ
• Translator English - French: poteau indicateur
• Translator English - Malay: Papan tanda
• Translator English - German: Wegweiser
• Translator English - Japanese: 道路標識
• Translator English - Korean: 도로 표지
• Translator English - Javanese: Pandhuan
• Translator English - Vietnamese: biển chỉ đường
• Translator English - Tamil: கைகாட்டி
• Translator English - Marathi: दळणवळण
• Translator English - Turkish: tabela
• Translator English - Italian: segnale stradale
• Translator English - Polish: drogowskaz
• Translator English - Ukrainian: дороговказ
• Translator English - Romanian: indicator
• Translator English - Greek: οδοδείκτης
• Translator English - Afrikaans: bordjie
• Translator English - Swedish: skylt
• Translator English - Norwegian: veiviser

3 QUOTES WITH «SIGNPOST»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word signpost.

1

Robert Adams

Television probably has become the most evocative, widely observed signpost we have.

2

David Puttnam

A vital step for the technology sector is to signpost legitimate search options far more clearly and to delete links to sites that promote illegally sourced content.

3

Jon Voight

There's something real in women's intuition. It's an accurate signpost for decision making, but it usually bumps up against man's logic. So we have to put ego aside and listen to them.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SIGNPOST»

Discover the use of signpost in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to signpost and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Signpost Maths Dictionary

"The Signpost Maths Dictionary is an essential reference book that will assist students to fully understand the language of mathematics.

A. Parker, 1994

Hardy Boys 15: The Sinister Signpost

More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin USA

Franklin W. Dixon, 1936

Benchmarking: a signpost to excellence in quality and ...

There is no competition, standards are accepted and inefficiencies arise. This is where benchmarking comes in. The effect of benchmarking on the development of an organization can be profound.

Bengt Karlöf, Svante Östblom, 1993

The Sinister Signpost

Mystery - The Hardy Boys #15.

Franklin W. Dixon, 1975

Garcia: A Signpost To New Space

Jerry Garcia (1942-1995) is an American icon.

Jerry Garcia, Charles Reich, Jann Wenner, 2009

Signpost Mentals: Maths 1

Signpost Mentals is a series of six books (1-6) written by some of the most experienced primary mathematics authors in Australia. This book has twenty- eight units with each unit having two sets of carefully graded questions that reinforce and ...

A. Parker, 1995

Strategies for Improved Traveler Information

Signpost/odometer method: Using this AVL technology, information about a vehicle's location is determined by knowing the fixed location of a wayside signpost, when a vehicle passes this signpost, the current odometer reading, and the ...

‎2003

Signpost To Love:

Barbara Cartland. www. barbamcartlana'. com. mfd. mn. aa. bfl. rr. aa. BC. Signpost. To. Love: The Barbara Cartland Eternal Collection AUTHORaS NOTE In I870 two years after the time ofthis. Front Cover.

Barbara Cartland, 2014

A Methodology for Developing Army Acquisition Strategies for ...

Using unclassified sources only, we assessed whether the signposts identified above are emerging. Figure A.2 is the result of that analysis and indicates where we believe that signposts have begun to emerge. The signpost analysis here, ...

‎2007

Signpost Survive!: Part One

Part One Mirjam Ruthland. mistake because for his gratefulness, the devils have done only misfortune among the humans. When Xanter picked up Jesus from hell , he had used the occasion to lock up hell very strongly. All good spirit creatures ...

Mirjam Ruthland, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SIGNPOST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term signpost is used in the context of the following news items.

ROTC colorguard at recent RSL soccer game

(Emily Crooks / The Signpost). Austin Haws, of Weber State University's ROTC color guard, performs for Real Salt Lake at Rio Tinto Stadium on Tuesday, June ... «The WSU Sign Post, Jul 15»

Marketing Startup Signpost Raises $20.5M More

When I wrote about the company back in 2013, it was focused on serving small businesses. It seems that Signpost's vision has expanded since then. It now bills ... «TechCrunch, Apr 15»

N.Y.'s Signpost raises $20.5 million, plans to expand Denver office

Signpost Inc., a software-based system to manage customers, plans to make its Denver office the company's largest following a $20.5 million cash infusion to be ... «The Denver Post, Apr 15»

John O'Groats signpost for removal after 57 years

But now the iconic “Journey's End” signpost at John O'Groats, on the north eastern-most tip of Scotland, is to be removed after 57 years – unless a new caretaker ... «Scotsman, Apr 15»

Local poets present at Only in Ogden

... Crooks/ The Signpost). Only In Ogden hosts a poetry slam last Friday. Expression through poetry has become popular in Ogden. (Emily Crooks/ The Signpost). «The WSU Sign Post, Apr 15»

Street Artist Builds Artificially Intelligent Signpost

A project called “The Number” has created a sign post with the illusion of sentience. Street artist m.obstr placed a plackard with a phone number on a sign post in ... «PSFK, Feb 15»

Bungling Havering Council workers paint new parking space around …

But the contractor appears to have been oblivious to the signpost around which they've painted - which clearly makes using the space impossible. The parking ... «Daily Mail, Feb 15»

LGBT resource center now open

(Emily Crooks/ The Signpost). Students, faculty and staff gathered in the Student Services Center Tuesday to celebrate the long awaited opening of the LGBT ... «The WSU Sign Post, Jan 15»

Watch: Snowboarder slams into signpost in Austria

Watch: Snowboarder slams into signpost in Austria. Ouch, that looks painful. Snowboarder ploughs into a signpost after grinding along the top of a fence in ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Dec 14»

Signpost, Wix and OnDeck Team Up With Advice For Main Street …

Signpost, Wix and OnDeck all serve large numbers of small businesses. And they recently joined together to release a free Small Business Toolkit. The Toolkit is ... «Small Business Trends, Nov 14»