Signified

Examples

• I signified my readiness to proceed, but our guides protested against such a measure. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• Leave being signified by a gesture, Shirley was presently enlightened on what had happened in her absence. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Then she quickly pressed her hand up on Wildeve's arm and signified to him to come back from the open side of the shed into the shadow. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• But in the vernacular, the mind proceeds directly from the symbol to the thing signified. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• Harriet signified that she had already made that inquiry. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• With which words, which signified his opinion that the regiment would march the next morning, the Major ceased talking, and fell asleep. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• When I had signified my full consent to the conditions of her will, she told me I was a generous boy, and she was proud of me. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• I signified that I had no doubt he would take it as an honor to be asked. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• Had she been a person of consequence herself, he would have come I dare say; and it would not have signified whether he did or no. Jane Austen. Emma.
• Mrs. Sparsit signified assent. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• They have telegraphed his Majesty, and he has signified his willingness to grant us an audience. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• The most enduring of all--steady unaltering eyes like Planets--signified wood, such as hazel-branches, thorn-faggots, and stout billets. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• So easily pleasedso little discerning;what signified her praise? Jane Austen. Emma.
• I signified that he was addressing Mr. Pip. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• He could not divine what her look signified--whether she spoke in earnest or in jest. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.

Edited by Ellis