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re-sign en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ɹiːˈsaɪn/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From re- + sign. Piecewise doublet of resign.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To sign again; to provide one's signature again.
  2. (broadly) To sign a contract renewing or restarting a professional relationship, such as that of a professional athlete with a sports team.
    • At the end of last year, the band re-signed to XL for another three albums, despite being chased by majors that included Island, says manager Mike Champion of Midi Management. 1997, Billboard, volume 109, number 30, page 86:

Forms

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re-signing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
re-signs Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
re-signed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
re-signed Tense=Past lexicographic
resign alternative lexicographic