sign up
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sign up
verb signs up · signing up · signed up
- To add a name to the list of people who are participating in something. We signed Bob up for kitchen cleanup duty.
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To add one's own name to the list of people who are participating in something (including amateur, but not professional, teams).
Coordinate term: sign in
Similar: register, reserve, book, schedule, enroll · Opposite: cancel, resign
- To agree to purchase some good or service. After much deliberation we decided to sign up for satellite TV.
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To enlist in the armed forces.
Didn't you hear? He's just signed up!
Similar: enlist
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verb to add a name to the list of people who are participating in something
| Español | inscribir, alistar, enlistar, apuntar, registrar, matricular |
|---|---|
| Português | subscrever |
| Français | inscrire |
| Deutsch | einschreiben, anmelden |
| Русский | запи́сывать zapísyvatʹ, записа́ть zapisátʹ |
verb to add one's own name to the list of people who are participating in something
| Español | inscribirse, darse de alta, alistarse, apuntarse, matricularse a, matricularse en |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 報名 /报名 bàomíng, 註冊 /注册 zhùcè |
| Português | cadastrar |
| Français | s'inscrire |
| Deutsch | einschreiben, anmelden |
| Русский | запи́сываться zapísyvatʹsja, записа́ться zapisátʹsja |
verb to agree to purchase some good or service
| Português | inscrever |
|---|---|
| Français | s'abonner |
| Deutsch | abonnieren |
| Русский | подписываться podpisyvatʹsja, оформлять подписку oformljatʹ podpisku |
Talk about this word "sign up." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sign%20up. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. sign up. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sign%20up "sign up." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sign%20up.Cite this
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title = {sign up},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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