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sign over

sign over verb: to transfer (property or rights) to somebody else by signing a document.

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To transfer (property or rights) to somebody else by signing a document.
    • He signed his house over to his wife in order to avoid taxes.

Forms of sign over

third-person singular presentsigns over
present participlesigning over
past participlesigned over
pastsigned over

Questions about sign over

What does sign over mean?
Sign over means to transfer (property or rights) to somebody else by signing a document.
What part of speech is sign over?
Sign over is a verb.
What is the past tense of sign over?
The past tense of sign over is signed over.

Words near sign over in the dictionary

  1. sign one's death warrant
  2. sign one's own death warrant
  3. sign ons
  4. sign onto
  5. sign out
  6. sign over
  7. sign ruler
  8. sign rulers
  9. sign spinner
  10. sign spinners
  11. sign twirler

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