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mean : 1 signify // verb [not in progressive]

[transitive] to represent, mean, or be a sign of something: Some tribes use special facial markings to signify status. | signify that: Recent changes in climate may signify that global warming is starting to have an effect.

[transitive] formal to make a wish, feeling, or opinion known by doing something : signify that: With a gesture Mr Bosch signified that the three representatives could depart. | signify sth (to sb): He turned away from her slightly to signify his indifference.

[intransitive] to be important enough to have an effect on something: These figures don't really signify in the overall results.