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sign off en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (alt-of, misspelling) Misspelling of signoff.
   alt of signoff

sign off en · VERB

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (idiomatic) To log off; to stop using a computer, radio, etc.; especially, to stop talking.
   • He finished the conversation and signed off.
2. To cease broadcasting a radio or television signal, usually at the end of a broadcasting day.
   • Before he signed off the radio station for the night, the disc jockey played the National Anthem.
3. (followed by “on”) to give one's official approval to something for which it is needed, especially by a signature.
   • I've come to the reluctant view that the only way to resolve this and have legitimacy in the eyes of the public is for the people themselves to sign it off. 2019 May 23, “Brexit: Vote on Theresa May's deal may not happen next week”, in bbc.com:
   • Scrapping the ancient primogeniture laws, signed off by the Queen in Perth ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in 2011, was one such modernizing move. 2013 August 5, Robert Jobson, “Birth Of Prince George Signals New Royal Family For A New Generation”, in forbes.com:
   • Once the vice-president signs off on the project, we can start construction.
   • The town council, which closed the funicular last December for health and safety reasons, has yet to sign off the completion of £72,000 worth of remedial works to a retaining wall. 2023 August 23, “Network News: Hold-up for Cliff Railway reopening”, in RAIL, number 990, page 14:
4. To use a valediction, such as the end of a letter or broadcast.
   • Lee scripted, art-directed, and edited most of Marvel's series, moderated the letters pages, wrote a monthly column called "Stan's Soapbox," and wrote endless promotional copy, often signing off with his trademark phrase "Excelsior". 2017, Marvel Comics, Vol. 1, PediaPress, page 281:
   • In his early days as the anchor of the CBS Evening News, Dan signed off with a single word: Courage. 2021 September 7, Neal Spelce, Thomas Zigal, With the Bark Off: A Journalist’s Memories of LBJ and a Life in the News Media, University of Texas Press, →ISBN:
   • Boys of about fourteen to sixteen opened their letters to each other with 'manly' forms of address such as 'Amice' (My friend). They signed off with 'Vale' (Farewell), or 'TT' (Totus Tuus, All yours). 2011 September 9, Willemijn Ruberg, Conventional Correspondence: Epistolary Culture of the Dutch Elite, 1770-1850, BRILL, →ISBN, page 81:

Forms

Antonyms

sign on (antonym(s) of “all senses”) · log on · log in · sign on · sign in

Synonyms

log off · sign out · closedown · log out

Translations (11)

es firmar (to sign off on) · pt desconectar (to sign off e.g. a radio or computer connection) · it autorizzare (to sign off on) · es aprobar (to sign off on) · gl autorizar (to sign off on) · vi tắt sóng (to sign off e.g. a radio or computer connection) · gl aprobar (to sign off on) · pt autorizar (to sign off on) · it disconnettersi (to sign off e.g. a radio or computer connection) · pt aprovar (to sign off on) · mi takiputa (to sign off e.g. a radio or computer connection)