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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Only two players signed out of the first round that year accumulated more bWAR than Miley’s 18.7: the 39th pick, right-hander Lance Lynn (30.0 bWAR), and the fifth pick, future San Francisco Giants Hall of Famer Buster Posey (44.8 bWAR). C. Trent Rosecrans, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025 Torres was signed out of Caracas, Venezuela, by the Chicago Cubs at the age of 16 in 2013, but three years later the Cubs included him in a trade package for Yankees flame throwing reliever Aroldis Chapman. Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 8 Feb. 2025 Fully sign out of your account on every device you’re logged in. Kim Komando, Fox News, 4 Feb. 2025 For those unfamiliar with the process, signing out of Gmail is straightforward. Darlin Tillery, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025 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 3 Mar. 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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