sign for

verb

signed for; signing for; signs for
: to sign a document to show that one has received (a package, letter, etc.)
I signed for the package when it was delivered.

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Still, this may not be as good a sign for the overall market. — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026 Still, new bookshops and galleries are springing up around Hargeisa, which many see as a hopeful sign for the future of literature here. — Mahbub Abdillahi, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Sep. 2026 The centre-back hopes signing for Birmingham will bring out latent leadership qualities. — Katie Whyatt, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026 The mall still has huge signs for the Broadway and Montgomery Ward, two once-famous department stores that went out of business decades ago. — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sign for

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“Sign for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sign%20for. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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