sign on

About 1.56 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To join something, after signing.
2. verb To commit oneself, as to a project, a goal, an organization, a cause.

   I never signed on for this.

3. verb To begin broadcasting a radio or television signal, usually at the beginning of a broadcasting day and after being off the air for several hours.

   Years ago, the TV station would sign on at 5 a.m., but now it broadcasts 24 hours a day.

4. verb To log on; to start using a computer, radio, or other multicast device; to start talking.
5. verb To apply to receive unemployment benefits.
6. noun Nonstandard spelling of sign-on.

Similar words

sign up sign contract fee undersign sign in subscribe sign into law cosign sign over

Word family

sign-on sign-ons signed on signing on signs on