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signs on the dotted line

signs on the dotted line is the third-person singular simple present indicative of sign on the dotted line.

Meaning of sign on the dotted line

Verb

sign on the dotted line (third-person singular simple present signs on the dotted line, present participle signing on the dotted line, simple past and past participle signed on the dotted line)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To formalize an agreement.
    • I think they've basically decided to go through with it, but they still have to sign on the dotted line.

Questions about signs on the dotted line

What is signs on the dotted line the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Signs on the dotted line is the third-person singular simple present indicative of sign on the dotted line.

Words near signs on the dotted line in the dictionary

  1. signs of the horns
  2. signs of the times
  3. signs of the zodiac
  4. signs off
  5. signs on
  6. signs on the dotted line
  7. signs one's death warrant
  8. signs one's own death warrant
  9. signs onto
  10. signs out
  11. signs over

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