signature
part of speech
noun (a signature, signatures)
meaning for a pupil
1) A signature is your name written in your own special way, to show you agree to or wrote something. tree →
2) A signature is also a special feature that makes something easy to recognise, like a chef's signature dish. tree →
3) In music, the time signature and key signature are signs at the start of the music. tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday life parents sign permission slips and forms; a signature shows who agreed. In online safety, never copy someone else's signature. Phrases: «sign your signature», «a signature on the form», «signature dish», «time signature».
examples
- Oh that I had one to hear me! — Lo, here is my signature, let the Almighty answer me — and that I had the indictment which mine adversary hath written! (Writings JOB.31.35, JPS 1917) tree →
- Please ask your parent for their signature on the trip form. tree →
- The famous footballer gave me his signature. tree →
- Your signature shows you agree. tree →
- Pizza is the restaurant's signature dish. tree →
- The time signature tells you how many beats in a bar. tree →
- She practised her signature on scrap paper. tree →
- The letter had no signature. tree →
note
Countable. Verb: sign. Pronounced SIG-nuh-chur. Copying another person's signature (forging it) is wrong and can be a crime.
In the corpora
- Many female sea turtles come back to lay eggs on the beach where they hatched; scientists think they remember its magnetic signature.
- Forging a parent's signature is a serious lie that breaks trust with school and family.
- Now there were two problems: the fight AND the fake signature.
- Kayla in Atlanta found a form about her missing homework that needed Mom's signature by Friday.
- A forged signature on a school note is a serious lie, because it pretends a parent agreed.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «signature» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.