| VERB | communication | signify, mean, intend, stand for | denote or connote |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | signify | convey or express a meaning / meaning | |
| communication | signify | make known with a word or signal |
| Sounds | sih'gnahfay. | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | acidify ... vilify: 78 rhymes with fay... | |
| Meaning | denote or connote. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | mean, intend, stand for | |
| Narrower | denote, refer | Have as a meaning / meaning |
| Similar to | signify | convey or express a meaning / meaning |
| Spanish | comportar, denotar, significar, tratar de decir | |
| Catalan | comportar, significar | |
| Nouns | sign | a character indicating a relation between quantities |
| signification | the message that is intended or expressed or signified | |
| signifier | the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something | |
| Meaning | convey or express a meaning / meaning. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Example | "What does his strange behavior signify?" | |
| Broader | mean, intend | mean or intend to express or convey |
| Similar to | mean, intend, signify, stand for | denote or connote |
| Spanish | significar | |
| Catalan | significar | |
| Adjectives | significant | rich in significance or implication |
| Nouns | sign | a gesture that is part of a sign language |
| sign | any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message | |
| sign | a character indicating a relation between quantities | |
| sign | a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened / happened) | |
| significance | the message that is intended or expressed or signified | |
| Meaning | make known with a word or signal. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Broader | indicate | To state or express briefly |
| Adjectives | significant | rich in significance or implication |
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