Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sign out

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.06 in modern English

Syllables: sign out
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To sign one's name as an indication that one is leaving some location; to take some action to indicate one is leaving a secured program or web page on a computer.

Intransitive verb

verb

To remove (something) and take (it) into one's possession, having registered or signed for it in some way as a record of possession and a promise to return it (e.g., by your signature or log-in credentials).

Transitive verb

verb

verb

To say something through sign language.

Example Sentences

"He was the last person to sign out of the building that night."
"After making the necessary edits, always sign out of the system."
"If you want to take a book home from the library, you must sign it out."
"To sign out a book, you must present your library card to the clerk."

Usage

Inflected Forms

signs out (present, singular) signing out (participle, present) signed out (participle, past) signed out (past)

Derived Forms

signout

Phrases

sign-out

Synonyms

log off log out sign off

Antonyms

log in log on sign in sign on

Questions

What does sign out mean?: To sign one's name as an indication that one is leaving some location; to take some action to indicate one is leaving a secured program or web page on a computer.

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