signature

«signature» in Mova's school dictionary: your name written in your own special way, to show you… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

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

• 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.