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countersign

countersign noun: a second signature added to a document to affirm the validity of the signature of the first person.

Noun

countersign (plural countersigns)

  1. A second signature added to a document to affirm the validity of the signature of the first person.
  2. The response to a sign or signal.
    • Only those who give the countersign may enter the Masonic Lodge.

Verb

countersign (third-person singular simple present countersigns, present participle countersigning, simple past and past participle countersigned)

  1. (transitive) To sign on the opposite side of (a document).
  2. (broadly, transitive) To add a second signature to a document, affirming the validity of the signature of another person.
    Synonyms:
    witness

countersign meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Malayalam and Kannada

countersign in Tamil

உறுதிக் கையொப்பமிடு, எதிரொப்பமிடு, மேலொப்பமிடு, மேலொப்பம், துணையொப்பம்

countersign in Urdu

خفیہ اشارہ, توثیقی دستخط کرنا

countersign in Malayalam

മേലൊപ്പിടുക, സ്ഥിരീകരിക്കുക

countersign in Kannada

ಒಪ್ಪಿಗೆಯ ಒಪ್ಪಹಾಕು

Synonyms of countersign

Forms of countersign

Noun
pluralcountersigns
Verb
third-person singular presentcountersigns
present participlecountersigning
past participlecountersigned
pastcountersigned

Origin of countersign

From Middle French contresigne. Equivalent to counter- + sign.

Words formed from countersign

Questions about countersign

What does countersign mean?
Countersign means a second signature added to a document to affirm the validity of the signature of the first person.
What is countersign in Tamil?
Countersign in Tamil is உறுதிக் கையொப்பமிடு, எதிரொப்பமிடு, மேலொப்பமிடு. See Countersign meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is countersign?
Countersign can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of countersign?
The plural of countersign is countersigns.

Words near countersign in the dictionary

  1. countershouts
  2. counterside
  3. countersides
  4. countersiege
  5. countersieges
  6. countersign
  7. countersignal
  8. countersignaled
  9. countersignaling
  10. countersignalled
  11. countersignalling

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: countersign (page history and authors); countersign (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); countersign (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); countersign (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); countersign (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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