单词 | to sign on |
释义 | > as lemmasto sign on to sign on 1. intransitive. To record one's arrival at work, esp. by writing a name or signature on a register; (more generally) to begin or enter work. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > work > times or periods of work > work at specific times or periods [verb (intransitive)] > record arrival or departure to sign on1862 to sign off1878 to punch the clock1890 to book off1891 to sign out1903 to clock off1904 to clock on1909 to punch out1913 to clock in1914 to clock out1914 to check in or out1952 1862 Railway Traveller's Handy Bk. 8 In most Government offices the employés are compelled to ‘sign on’, as it is called, when they arrive in the morning. 1885 Times 23 Sept. 10/4 One set of men signed on after having only seven hours' absence from work. 1941 Illustrated 6 Sept. 21/2 (caption) She hands him the emergency slip. It says that he must sign on at 8 a.m. for the 9.30 special. 1982 O. Clark Diary 22 Feb. (1998) 115 Signed on at 9.30. Passing a ‘right to work’ demonstration on the green, poor sods. 2002 M. Wood Ernie's Ark 74 Our little brother..was going over there in twenty minutes to sign on for the graveyard shift. 2. Originally Nautical. a. transitive. Originally: to record (a sailor) as joining a ship's crew by writing a name or signature on a register. Later: to recruit or appoint to an organization, business, etc., esp. by contractual agreement. ΘΚΠ society > communication > record > written record > record in writing [verb (transitive)] > enter on record writeOE setc1175 embreve?c1225 enrolc1350 enter1389 rollc1400 enact1467 act1475 enchroniclea1513 ascribe1532 re-enter1535 to put down1574 register1597 inscroll1600 emologea1639 spread1823 to book in1860 to sign on1879 log1889 sign1894 to sign out1916 to sign in1924 society > law > legal obligation > contract > agree to by contract [verb (transitive)] > bind by contract sign1881 to sign on1936 1879 Timaru (N.Z.) Herald 22 Sept. 3/1 The hands are not ‘signed on’, as it is styled, until just before the vessel leaves. 1890 Hansard's Parl. Deb. 3rd Ser. 351 1049/1 The men referred to..were signed on as A.B.'s. 1936 J. Devanny Sugar Heaven 216 They've signed on a few boys in the mill today. 1985 T. Parker Soldier, Soldier ii. 11 I'm signed on for nine year. 2008 Torque Jan. 55/3 Daimler..took the extra step to sign him on as its brand ambassador. b. intransitive. Originally: to join a ship's crew by writing one's name or signature on a register. Later: to join an organization, business, etc., or commit oneself to some other undertaking, esp. by contractual agreement. ΘΚΠ society > communication > record > written record > register or record book > register [verb (intransitive)] > enter oneself or have one's name entered sign1768 register1850 to sign on1886 society > law > legal obligation > contract > enter into or make contract [verb (intransitive)] > sign contract to join sign1878 to sign on1930 to sign to ——1965 1886 Let. 1 Dec. in Naut. Mag. (1887) Jan. 38 I have been in the habit of using continuous discharge forms... The men sign on, as usual, before the shipping master. 1890 Chambers's Jrnl. 16 Aug. 517/1 I'm no second mate. I signed on as ship's carpenter. 1930 E. Pound Draft of XXX Cantos ix. 37 The jobs getting smaller and smaller, Until he signed on with Siena. 1945 D. Bolster Roll on my Twelve Gloss. 139 Active Service ratings, who signed on for a period of twelve years. 1981 B. Hines Looks & Smiles 44 Miserable bunch of bastards, the sergeant said... Anybody'd think they'd been forced to sign on. 2003 Esquire June 48/1 He signed on to fight Joe Frazier, then the big man champion of the world. 3. intransitive. Chiefly British. To register as unemployed in order to receive unemployment benefit. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > lack of work > [verb (intransitive)] > be unemployed > register for unemployment benefit to sign on1910 society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > grants and allowances > support by payment [verb (intransitive)] > sign on to sign on1910 1910 Social-Democrat 15 Feb. 78 It does not seem to occur to them that there are hundreds of unemployed compositors ‘signing on’ at the LSC offices every day. 1960 C. MacInnes Mr. Love & Justice 45 Frankie had paid his last visit to the Labour because..he wasn't going through the comedy of ‘signing on’ any more. 1981 B. Hines Looks & Smiles 18 You take this [card] up to the Social Security office and sign on at the time it says here. 2000 R. J. Evans Entertainment i. 7 Up the dole office then, to sign on. Massive queue. 4. intransitive. Computing. = to sign in 3 at Phrasal verbs 2. Frequently with to. Also transitive (in passive). Cf. to log on at log v.1 5d, to sign off 8 at Phrasal verbs 2. ΘΚΠ society > computing and information technology > network > [verb (transitive)] > connect to log in or on1963 to sign on1970 1970 School Managem. Oct. 16/2 They returned to the terminal, signed on to the computer and ran the program through. 1985 W. R. Uttal Detection Nonplanar Surfaces in Visual Space iii. 28 The observer signed on at the computer terminal with a personal code and began the experimental session. 2002 G. M. Perry Sams teach yourself Microsoft Windows XP in 24 Hours iv. 228 You don't have to be signed on to the Internet to create or read e-mail after the e-mail arrives in your Inbox. 2010 Atlanta Jrnl.-Constit. (Nexis) 7 Nov. 3 ze Those who logged on to a diet and fitness website at least once a month for 2½ years post-diet kept off more pounds than those who dropped out earlier or signed on less often. < as lemmas |
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