sign out en · VERB
Meanings
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(intransitive) 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.
He was the last person to sign out of the building that night.
After making the necessary edits, always sign out of the system.
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(especially, of library books, transitive) 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).
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.
- To signal.
- (qualifier:sign language) To say something through sign language.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| signs out | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| signed out | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| signed out | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| signing out | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Antonyms
sign in · log in · log on · sign on