to sign off

Examples

• All

• Until next time, signing off from Cambridge, MA.

• This is Rain Carradine... last survivor of the Corbelan... signing off.

  Alien: Romulus (2024)

• I tell you, we're going to sign off for now, guys.

• A couple of quick numbers before I sign off for the night:

  Blog text (29)

• The Happy Hour program now signing off.

  The Great Dictator (1940)

• This is Dad signing off.

  The Silver Chalice (1954)

• Look, why don't you just sign off, and we'll be done.

  Nefarious (2023)

• Marta, I want to sign off here today!

  The Bourne Legacy (2012)

• It's 1:00, straight up... the end of the witching hour, and time for me to sign off.

  The Fog (1980)

• As the show came to an end, the host said, "Thank you for joining us, and now it's time to sign off."

Synonyms

E

to end

vsto sign off

∞ 1.0

To stop something or make it finish

adds an audible closing line aimed at a broadcast audience

C

to close

vsto sign off

∞ 1.0

To finish an event, meeting, or activity

is similar but specifically includes a spoken closing for listeners

S

to say goodbye

vsto sign off

562 1.0

To tell someone you are leaving and wish them well

uses those parting words as the spoken close of a communication

C

to come to a close

vsto sign off

22 3.5

To end, often after a meeting or event

ends a broadcast by adding a spoken closing remark

C

to close out

vsto sign off

19 3.9

Finish a project, account, or process

focuses more on verbally closing a session for those listening

W

to wave goodbye

vsto sign off

19 1.3

Move your hand back and forth to show you are saying goodbye

relies on spoken words instead of only a physical gesture to close

W

to wind up

vsto sign off

17 3.7

Bring an activity or meeting to an end

does the same but adds a verbal farewell to listeners

S

to say farewell

vsto sign off

• Formal

12 3.8

To tell someone goodbye before you leave, often in a formal or sad way

applies that verbal parting specifically as the end line of a broadcast

L

to log off

vsto sign off

• Texting

5 2.8

To stop using a computer or website and sign out

is broader, adding a spoken closing line for an audience rather than only disconnecting

S

to signal the end

vsto sign off

5 4.1

To show that something is finished

provides that sign through a spoken closing remark to listeners

T

to take leave

vsto sign off

• Formal

5 3.9

Say goodbye to people and go away from a place politely

is similar but refers to verbally closing a session for an audience

F

to farewell

vsto sign off

• Formal

5 3.5

To say goodbye to someone, often at a special event

uses a similar parting tone but to close a broadcast or session

W

to wrap a meeting

vsto sign off

2 3.2

To finish a meeting so everyone can leave

ends a broadcast with a brief spoken closing to the audience

T

to terminate the session

vsto sign off

• Specialized

5.8

End a computer or website connection when you finish using it

is like that but usually ends with a verbal goodbye to listeners

L

to leave at that

vsto sign off

4.6

Stop discussing a topic and not talk about it more

instead closes the whole session with a short spoken ending remark

How Final

to end

∞ 1.0

to sign off

37 3.8

to close

∞ 1.0

to wrap up

226 3.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology