{
    "term": "signify",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "academic": true,
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "signify",
            "heSheIt": "signifies"
        },
        "pastSimple": "signified",
        "pastParticiple": "signified",
        "ingForm": "signifying"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to be a sign of something",
            "sensetop": "signify somethingsignify that…",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "This decision signified a radical change in their policies.",
                    "contextForm": "signify something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "What does the term ‘patrician’ signify?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "This mark signifies that the products conform to an approved standard.",
                    "contextForm": "signify that…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The white belt signifies that he's an absolute beginner."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "mean"
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to do something to make your feelings, intentions, etc. known",
            "sensetop": "signify somethingsignify that…",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She signified her approval with a smile.",
                    "contextForm": "signify something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The jury signify their verdict by a show of hands."
                },
                {
                    "text": "In 2007 Spain signified its desire to join the Council."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He nodded to signify that he agreed.",
                    "contextForm": "signify that…"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to be important or to matter",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "His presence no longer signified."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsɪɡnɪfaɪ/",
                "audio": "si/signify/signify__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsɪɡnɪfaɪz/",
                "audio": "si/signify/signifies__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsɪɡnɪfaɪd/",
                "audio": "si/signify/signified__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsɪɡnɪfaɪɪŋ/",
                "audio": "si/signify/signifying__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsɪɡnɪfaɪ/",
                "audio": "si/signify/signify__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsɪɡnɪfaɪz/",
                "audio": "si/signify/signifies__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsɪɡnɪfaɪd/",
                "audio": "si/signify/signified__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsɪɡnɪfaɪɪŋ/",
                "audio": "si/signify/signifying__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French signifier, from Latin significare ‘indicate, portend’, from signum ‘token’."
}