sign out

sign out
intransitive verb
: to indicate departure by signing a register

signed out of her dormitory for the evening

sign out out of a hospital

or by punching a time clock
: to record or approve the release or departure of

sign books out of a library

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sign a register to record one's departure, typically from a hotel

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sign out [phrasal verb]
1 a : to sign your name on a list, in a book, etc., to show that you have left a place

Did the visitors sign out?

1 b sign (someone) out or sign out (someone) : to write the name of (someone) on a list, in a book, etc., to show that they have left a place

The receptionist signed the guests out.

2 sign (something) out or sign out (something) : to sign your name on a list, in a book, etc., to show that you have borrowed (something)

He signed the video equipment out.

The library book is signed out.

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Main Entry: ↑sign

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ˌsign ˈin/ˈout | ˌsign sbˈin/ˈout derived
to write your/sb's name when you arrive at or leave an office, a club, etc

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All visitors must sign in on arrival.

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You must sign guests out when they leave the club.

Main entry: ↑signderived

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • sign out — {v.} To write your name on a special list or in a record book to show that you are leaving a place. * /Most of the students sign out on Friday./ Contrast SIGN IN …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • sign out — {v.} To write your name on a special list or in a record book to show that you are leaving a place. * /Most of the students sign out on Friday./ Contrast SIGN IN …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • sign out — ► sign out sign to indicate that one has borrowed or hired (something). Main Entry: ↑sign …   English terms dictionary

  • sign out — sign your name to borrow something, on loan    If you want to sign out a book you will need a library card …   English idioms

  • sign out — phrasal verb Word forms sign out : present tense I/you/we/they sign out he/she/it signs out present participle signing out past tense signed out past participle signed out 1) [intransitive/transitive] to write your name on an official list when… …   English dictionary

  • sign out — to write your name on an official list when leaving a place. Make sure you sign out if you leave the office after 8 p.m. Usage notes: sometimes used in the form sign someone out to write someone s name on an official list when they leave a place …   New idioms dictionary

  • sign out — UK US sign out Phrasal Verb with sign({{}}/saɪn/ verb ► to sign your name in a book when you leave an office, hotel, etc. to show that you have left and are no longer in the building: »He signed out of the hotel …   Financial and business terms

  • sign out — verb To sign your name as an indication that you are leaving some location; to take some action to indicate you are leaving a secured program or web page on a computer. He was the last person to sign out of the building that night …   Wiktionary

  • sign\ out — v To write your name on a special list or in a record book to show that you are leaving a place. Most of the students sign out on Friday. Contrast: sign in …   Словарь американских идиом

  • sign out — verb Date: 1948 intransitive verb to indicate departure by signing a register transitive verb to record or approve the release or departure of < signed out the library books for a week > • sign out noun or adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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