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signed

adjective US /saɪnd/

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

  1. having a handwritten signature a signed letter
  2. used of the language of the deaf also: gestural, sign, sign-language

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

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.

  • His house-master signed reports which neither praised nor blamed.

    The Hill: A Romance of Friendship · Horace Annesley Vachell · Chapter 1

  • It was from a lawyer who signed himself Daniel Tuxbury.

    Jane Field: A Novel · Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman · Chapter 1

  • 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

  • This one we must get signed if we can; but, failing that, the other will do.

    The Velvet Glove · Henry Seton Merriman · Chapter 1

  • 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

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