sign out

verb

signed out; signing out; signs out

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

Examples of sign out in a Sentence

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For those unfamiliar with the process, signing out of Gmail is straightforward. Darlin Tillery, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025 Click on this code, then sign out of your Amazon account, were the instructions given. Davey Winder, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025 An old-fashioned swing sign out front of the Spanish Revival building belies the modern child education center inside, where children participate in age-appropriate hands-on learning experiences, critical thinking exercises and early literacy activities. Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 11 Dec. 2024 In downtown Tampa early Thursday, fierce winds tore down traffic lights, ripped signs out of the ground, and sent construction barricades scudding across the wet pavement. John Bacon, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sign out 

Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of sign out was in 1903

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“Sign out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sign%20out. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

sign out

verb
1
: to make a record of one's departure
have to sign out before getting off-line
2
: to record or approve the release or departure of
signed out the library books
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