Sign is an English word, noun and verb, which means "sign" when used as a noun; Symbol; Mark; Gestures; Signboard, when used as a transitive verb, means "sign"; "Symbol", when used as an intransitive verb, means "symbol; Signature ".

Basic usage

1, the basic meaning of sign is "mark, symbol", which refers to a simple symbol or sign written or portrayed on an object and representing a fixed meaning, so that people can know what it stands for at a glance. The extension of signs can be interpreted as gestures, postures, signals, symptoms and signs. When doing these two solutions, you can be a countable noun or an uncountable noun.

2.sign is often followed by a phrase of as an attribute, and sometimes it can be followed by an infinitive or that clause.

3. When sign is used as a noun, it means "signature", and when it is converted into a verb, it can be interpreted as "signature", which generally means that people sign documents and letters; Sign language, as a noun, can also be interpreted as "gesture", and when it is converted into a verb, it means to express an intention with a gesture when it cannot be expressed in words or for some reason you don't want to communicate orally.

4.sign can be used as both a transitive verb and an intransitive verb. When used as transitive verbs, nouns, pronouns and that clauses can be used as objects, and infinitives can also be used as compound objects of object complements.

5.sign can be used in passive structure when it is interpreted as "signature, signature", but not in passive structure when it is interpreted as "signaling, gesture".

6. When a symbol is followed by a compound object and the infinitive is used as the object complement, the preposition for or to can sometimes be added before the noun or pronoun that acts as the object. You can also add to sb in the sentence, followed by the clause with sign as the object.