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signify

/ˈsɪgnəˌfaɪ/ /ˈsɪgnɪˌfaɪ/
verb Regular verbsignify signified
  1. 1 anlamına gelmek, işaret etmek, ifade etmek

Definition (English)

To mean something, or to be a sign that something is happening.

Example Sentences

  1. A nod signifies agreement.
    Baş hareketi onayı ifade eder.
  2. What does this signify?
    Bu ne anlama geliyor?

Verb Forms Regular

Base signify
/ˈsɪgnəˌfaɪ/
Past signified
/ˈsɪgnəˌfaɪd/
Participle signified
/ˈsɪgnəˌfaɪd/
Spelling rule

Consonant + y: y → ‑iedsignify → signified

Fiil sessiz harf + y ile bittiği için y düşer, yerine -ied gelir. (Sesli harf + y ile bitenlerde y kalır: play → played.)

Same rule: study → studied · try → tried · carry → carried

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil sesli bir sesle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. signified /ˈsɪgnəˌfaɪd/

Synonyms

meanindicaterepresentdenote

Collocations

signify importancesignify approvalsignify agreementsignify intentionsignify presencesignify change

Related Words

symbolsignsignalmeaningcommunicationgesture