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cosign en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈkoʊ.saɪn/ (US)
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  • /ˈkəʊ.saɪn/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-lbor. English co- English sign English cosign From co- + sign.

Meanings

  1. The promotion of one musical artist (usually less successful) by another.
    • Also, you can't base your entire career on cosigns and big features. At some point, your music has to stand on its own. 2013, Jesse Atkinson, The Independent Music Grind:
    • Big pump, don't stunt when it's showtime / Kinda funny how I didn't need a cosign 2017, Stormzy, Swifta Beater, “Cold” (track 15), in Gang Signs & Prayer, performed by Stormzy:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
co-sign alternative lexicographic
cosigns Number=Plur lexicographic

cosign en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈkoʊ.saɪn/ (US)
  • (UK) audio
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈkəʊ.saɪn/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-lbor. English co- English sign English cosign From co- + sign.

Meanings

  1. To sign a document jointly with another person, sometimes as an endorsement.
  2. (informal, transitive) To agree with or endorse.
    • [Ilhan] Omar was left twisting in the wind earlier this year after facing spurious charges of antisemitism, a display of Democratic cowardice co-signed by Chelsea Clinton, Chuck Schumer, and most every other Democrat with a congressional leadership position. 2019 July 19, Noah Kulwin, “Democrats Fail the Left, Once Again”, in Jewish Currents:

Forms

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cosigning Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
co-sign alternative lexicographic
cosigns Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
cosigned Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
cosigned Tense=Past lexicographic

Deriveds

cosignatory · cosignee

Translations (6)

fr cosigner (to sign a document jointly with another person) · de mitunterzeichnen (to sign a document jointly with another person) · es firmar conjuntamente (to sign a document jointly with another person) · de mitzeichnen (to sign a document jointly with another person) · it cofirmare (to sign a document jointly with another person) · pt coassinar (to sign a document jointly with another person)