signify

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb denote or connote
  2. verb convey or express a meaning
  3. verb make known with a word or signal

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English signifien, from Old French signifier, from Latin significare.

In classic literature

Synonyms

mean, intend, stand for

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