Word

signify, v.
(signified, signifies, signifying)
freq. cnt. 4

denote or connote
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 48 freq. cnt.: 43 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2

intend mean signify stand for

"`maison' means `house' in French"
"An example sentence would show what this word means"

Something ----s something

Something ----s something

Something ----s something

Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hyponym

verb group

convey or express a meaning
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

signify

"These words mean nothing to me!"
"What does his strange behavior signify?"

Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

verb group

hypernym

make known with a word or signal
<verb.communication>

signify

"He signified his wish to pay the bill for our meal"

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym