signature

Everyday

1. A signature is your name written in your own special way, to show you agree to or wrote something. tree →
2. A signature is also a special feature that makes something easy to recognise, like a chef's signature dish. tree →
3. In music, the time signature and key signature are signs at the start of the music. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life parents sign permission slips and forms; a signature shows who agreed. In online safety, never copy someone else's signature. Phrases: «sign your signature», «a signature on the form», «signature dish», «time signature».

Examples

• Please ask your parent for their signature on the trip form. tree →
• The famous footballer gave me his signature. tree →
• Your signature shows you agree. tree →
• Pizza is the restaurant's signature dish. tree →
• The time signature tells you how many beats in a bar. tree →
• She practised her signature on scrap paper. tree →
• The letter had no signature. tree →

Note

Countable. Verb: sign. Pronounced SIG-nuh-chur. Copying another person's signature (forging it) is wrong and can be a crime.

In Jewish tradition

In everyday life parents sign permission slips and forms; a signature shows who agreed. In online safety, never copy someone else's signature. Phrases: «sign your signature», «a signature on the form», «signature dish», «time signature».

Examples

• Oh that I had one to hear me! — Lo, here is my signature, let the Almighty answer me — and that I had the indictment which mine adversary hath written! (Writings JOB.31.35, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Countable. Verb: sign. Pronounced SIG-nuh-chur. Copying another person's signature (forging it) is wrong and can be a crime.