to sign off
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3.9
- phrasal verb
- /saɪn ɔf/
:
aprobar
- So I need you to sign off on the report before you go.
He said the president is very willing to sign off on real needs.
- He said the president is very willing to sign off on real needs.
- I did not sign off on adding a tumbleweed.
- The judge in this case was the one who would not sign off on the crazy deal.
- You Urban Meyer had to sign off to where I transferred to.
Examples
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The client reviews the progress of the team and signs off as each milestone is completed.
Academic text (2001) -
Users and programming supervisors review test results and sign off on an implementation authorization form.
Academic text (1999) -
The standard for a judge to sign off on this is high.
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The judge in this case was the one who would not sign off on the crazy deal.
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How about we go sign off on this contract?
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The judge signed off on it.
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But it's not a done deal until the attorney general signs off on it.
Academic text (2002) -
I need Fields to sign off on the research or we'll lose the contract.
Fiction book (1997) -
A building inspector signs off on the engineer's drawings.
Academic text (2010) -
Before we start the project, I need you to sign off on the budget proposal.
Synonyms
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1.0
To write your name on a paper to show you agree
209
5.5
To get official permission or approval
70
6.0
Officially approve an agreement, law, or decision
23
3.2
Officially agree to a written deal between countries by putting your name on it
22
4.0
Make an agreement official by accepting its final terms
16
6.2
To sign a legal document so it becomes valid
8
4.4
To approve something without real discussion
5
5.8
To sign a contract or agreement formally
5
4.9
Write your name on a document to show you agree
4
6.6
To agree to a plan or idea, often formally
3
4.9
To say in public that you agree with the words of a message
1
7.5
To add your signature after another person's signature to confirm the document
Write your name at the bottom of a document to show agreement
To give official permission to a plan or document by an authority
To officially approve a product for legal or technical use
Mark a document with a rubber stamp to show it is approved
To approve a document, usually by signing or stamping it
To give permission to start or use something
Antonyms
How Official
Surface Forms
Morphology
The core meaning relates to the literal verb 'sign' (to affix a signature) and the particle 'off' which here contributes a sense of completion/authorization; together they plausibly yield 'give formal approval'. However, the institutional approval sense of the phrasal verb is partly lexicalized and relies on knowledge of 'off' in this phrasal construction, so it may not be fully predictable to a B1 learner without prior exposure.
Etymology
Sign off comes from putting your signature at the bottom of a paper to show you agree. The picture is you sign the document and mark it off, making the decision official, so it means 'to give formal approval'.