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re-sign

/ɹiːˈsaɪn/

re-sign verb: to sign again; to provide one's signature again.

Verb

re-sign (third-person singular simple present re-signs, present participle re-signing, simple past and past participle re-signed)

  1. (transitive) To sign again; to provide one's signature again.
  2. (broadly) To sign a contract renewing or restarting a professional relationship, such as that of a professional athlete with a sports team.
    • At the end of last year, the band re-signed to XL for another three albums, despite being chased by majors that included Island, says manager Mike Champion of Midi Management.1997, Billboard, volume 109, number 30, page 86

Forms of re-sign

third-person singular presentre-signs
present participlere-signing
past participlere-signed
pastre-signed
alternative formresign

Origin of re-sign

From re- + sign. Piecewise doublet of resign.

Questions about re-sign

What does re-sign mean?
Re-sign means to sign again; to provide one's signature again.
What part of speech is re-sign?
Re-sign is a verb.
How do you pronounce re-sign?
Re-sign is pronounced /ɹiːˈsaɪn/.
What is the past tense of re-sign?
The past tense of re-sign is re-signed.

Words near re-sign in the dictionary

  1. re-sews
  2. re-shoot
  3. re-shooting
  4. re-shoots
  5. re-shot
  6. re-sign
  7. re-signed
  8. re-signing
  9. re-signs
  10. re-site
  11. re-sited

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