countersign
verb /ˈkaʊntəsaɪn/
/ˈkaʊntərsaɪn/
(specialist)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they countersign | /ˈkaʊntəsaɪn/ /ˈkaʊntərsaɪn/ |
| he / she / it countersigns | /ˈkaʊntəsaɪnz/ /ˈkaʊntərsaɪnz/ |
| past simple countersigned | /ˈkaʊntəsaɪnd/ /ˈkaʊntərsaɪnd/ |
| past participle countersigned | /ˈkaʊntəsaɪnd/ /ˈkaʊntərsaɪnd/ |
| -ing form countersigning | /ˈkaʊntəsaɪnɪŋ/ /ˈkaʊntərsaɪnɪŋ/ |
- countersign something to sign a document that has already been signed by another person, especially in order to show that it is legally or officially acceptable
- All orders must be countersigned by one of the directors.
Word Originlate 16th cent. (as a noun): from French contresigner (verb), contresigne (noun), from Italian contrassegno, based on Latin signum ‘sign’.