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signs out

signs out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of sign out.

Meaning of sign out

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To sign one's name as an indication that one is leaving some location; to take some action to indicate one is leaving a secured program or web page on a computer.
    • He was the last person to sign out of the building that night.
  2. (especially, transitive) To remove (something) and take (it) into one's possession, having registered or signed for it in some way as a record of possession and a promise to return it (e.g., by your signature or log-in credentials).
    • If you want to take a book home from the library, you must sign it out.
  3. To signal.
  4. (sign language) To say something through sign language.

Questions about signs out

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

Words near signs out in the dictionary

  1. signs on
  2. signs on the dotted line
  3. signs one's death warrant
  4. signs one's own death warrant
  5. signs onto
  6. signs out
  7. signs over
  8. signs up
  9. signs-manual
  10. signum
  11. signum function

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