signify

English

/ˈsɪɡnɪfaɪ/

verb
Definitions
  • To create a sign out of something.
  • To give (something) a meaning or an importance.
  • To show one’s intentions with a sign etc.; to indicate, announce.
  • To mean; to betoken.
  • To make a difference; to matter (in negative or interrogative expressions).

Etymology

Root from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (put, place, set, do, suck, suckle, make).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dʰeh₁-

Gloss

put, place, set, do, suck, suckle, make

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

哺

Emoji

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