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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

sign on the dotted line en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To formalize an agreement.
    • Staff could sign new contracts... or they could leave. Eventually one person left and 350 guards signed on the dotted line. 2021 October 20, Angie Doll explains to Paul Clifton, “We were absolutely at rock bottom...”, in RAIL, number 942, page 35:
    • I think they've basically decided to go through with it, but they still have to sign on the dotted line.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
signs on the dotted line Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
signing on the dotted line Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
signed on the dotted line Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
signed on the dotted line Tense=Past lexicographic