单词 | to sign up |
释义 | > as lemmasto sign up to sign up 1. transitive. To engage (a person) in employment, esp. by contractual agreement; to secure the services of (a person). Also: to obtain or secure the rights to (an asset), esp. by contractual agreement. Also figurative. ΚΠ 1874 Appendix Jrnls. Senate & Assembly 20th Session Legislature State Calif. 5 202 The land in the San Joaquin Valley had not been signed up, and he put his name on each plat. 1891 Oakland (Calif.) Daily Evening Tribune 7 Jan. 6/2 The players signed up to date are: Pitchers, McGill of Cleveland and Stevens of Seattle; [etc.]. 1932 Radio Times 1 Apr. 5/2 Seversky immediately signed the violinist up for his broadcast. 1963 P. G. Wodehouse Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves iii. 26 While I personally..would run a mile in tight shoes to avoid marrying Stiffy, I knew him to be strongly in favour of signing her up. 1982 Billboard 1 May 19/2 ABC has also signed up the new country outlet in Chicago. WUSN-FM. 2009 News of World (Nexis) 25 Jan. (Sport section) 12 ‘Fergie, Fergie sign him up.’ A clear message to the United boss to push through a new contract for their unsettled hero. 2. intransitive. To enrol or enlist in an organization, society, course, etc., esp. by writing a name or signature on an application form or register. Frequently with for. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > [verb (intransitive)] > become a member enter1389 join1716 to sign up1875 pledge1887 society > communication > record > written record > register or record book > register [verb (intransitive)] register1837 to sign up1926 1875 Virginia Univ. Mag. Nov. 102 Few new names have thus far been enrolled, though a great many old members have signed up. 1890 London Med. Recorder 20 Sept. 321/1 Open to students who have signed up for or passed the Oxford First M.B. 1926 Ladies' Home Jrnl. Apr. 25 So she signed up for evening classes. 1942 E. Waugh Put out More Flags i. 69 What I thought of doing was to sign up with you... It's a great help to start in a decent regiment. 1977 T. Heald Just Desserts i. 11 Collingdale had had to sign up as a novice friar. 2007 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 1 Apr. ii. 23/1 He has been singing since he was 15, when he signed up for choir. 3. intransitive. To commit oneself to a deal or arrangement, often as indicated by writing a signature on a contract or similar agreement; to give support to a person, proposal, etc. Usually with to, with. ΚΠ 1902 Rep. Adjutant-Gen. Commonw. Virginia 26 Several of the men who had signed up to abandon their cars. 1925 Woman's World (Chicago) Apr. 14/1 I signed up to come back on the special. 1942 E. Paul Narrow Street xxxiv. 306 It was generally accepted in our street after that that France was eager to sign up with Russia against Hitler. 1964 Changing Times Mar. 5/1 Not all companies have put through increases,..so be sure to compare rates..before signing up. 1989 V. Glendinning Grown-ups (1990) xii. 137 He's signed up with Channel Four for another series. 2008 Daily Tel. 29 Jan. (Business section) b6/1 Banks in China and India have refused to sign up to the Basel rules. < as lemmas |
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