sign up

verb

signed up; signing up; signs up

intransitive verb

: to sign one's name (as to a contract) in order to obtain, do, or join something
sign up for insurance
sign up for classes
sign-up noun or adjective

Examples of sign up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up to date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2024 Read more on autos and sign up for our autos newsletter. Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 6 Mar. 2024 In arriving on these shores, Ora said she was immediately blown away by the level of celebrity talent that signed up for the Fox series. Michael Schneider, Variety, 6 Mar. 2024 Read more on General Motors and sign up for our autos newsletter. Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 23 Feb. 2024 At the same time, Google has revamped a lot of its core products, like YouTube Premium and Google One, to entice more customers to sign up. Janhoi McGregor, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024 Paramount, which has 63 million global streaming subscribers, is using NFL games to sign up new Paramount+ subscriptions, but those live sport rights are expensive. Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Feb. 2024 Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 11 Feb. 2024 Her husband, Shukra Tamang, signed up to fight with Russia's forces and is feared dead. Sugam Pokharel, CNN, 11 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sign up was in 1875

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Cite this Entry

“Sign up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sign%20up. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

sign up

verb
(ˈ)sī-ˈnəp
: to sign one's name in order to get, do, or take something
signed up for Spanish
sign-up noun or adjective

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