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Olgagaras Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

Usage of "to signify"

After reading dictionaries I got an idea that the verb "to signify" could be used only if we implied that a gesture, movement or a facial expression were a sign of a particular idea, opinion, decision.

So, is it correct to use the verb "signify" in such a context :

I'm trying to signify my point of view about family issues. ?
  

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olgagaras the verb "to signify" could be used only if we implied that a gesture, movement or a facial expression were a sign of a particular idea, opinion, decision Right. olgagaras So, is it correct to use the verb "signify" in such a context : I'm trying to signify my point of view about family issues. No.

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  • olgagaras the verb "to signify" could be used only if we implied that a gesture, movement or a facial expression were a sign of a particular idea, opinion, decision Right.
  • olgagaras So, is it correct to use the verb "signify" in such a context : I'm trying to signify my point of view about family issues.
  • No.
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olgagarasthe verb "to signify" could be used only if we implied that a gesture, movement or a facial expression were a sign of a particular idea, opinion, decision
Right.
olgagarasSo, is it correct to use the verb "signify" in such a context : I'm trying to signify my point of view about family issues. ?
No.
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Thank you very much. You've helped me a lot to dispel the the rest of the doubts.
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olgagarasis it correct to use the verb "signify" in such a context : I'm trying to signify my point of view about family issues. ?
No. The subject of "signify" cannot be the agent of an action, i.e., a person. The verb "signify" expresses a relationship, not an action. The subject of "signify" has to be an object, an action, a state of affairs, or the like.
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