signed
having a handwritten signature
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,855 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 5,782 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- having a handwritten signature a signed letter
- used of the language of the deaf also: gestural, sign, sign-language
signed in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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His house-master signed reports which neither praised nor blamed.
The Hill: A Romance of Friendship · Horace Annesley Vachell · Chapter 1
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It was from a lawyer who signed himself Daniel Tuxbury.
Jane Field: A Novel · Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman · Chapter 1
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I signed it "The Boss," and dated it from Merlin's Cave.
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Part 9. · Mark Twain · Chapter 1
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This one we must get signed if we can; but, failing that, the other will do.
The Velvet Glove · Henry Seton Merriman · Chapter 1
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Every three months, when the collector signed it, Angelique was very low-spirited for the rest of the day.
The Dream · Émile Zola · Chapter 1