signified
signified
Definition
sig·ni·fied (sig′nə fīd′)
noun
Linguis. the object or concept represented by a signifier (sense )
signified
Usage Examples
Modifying Another Word
- thus: Why gospel ordinances are thus signified, I may show more particularly afterward.
- primarily: The querent is primarily signified by Saturn; the lover by the Sun.
Used with why or when
- what: He concentrated on the clubs which he thought signified what Middle England likes doing.
Preposition: without
- discussion: The meeting's consent will be signified without discussion.
Preposition: by
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