sign on
[verb]
Synonyms: enter, enlist, enroll, join (up), muster, sign up

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sign on phrasal verb (see also sign)

1. British English to state officially that you are unemployed by signing a form, so that you can get money from the government

2. to sign a document to show that you agree to work for someone
sign on as
He signed on as a soldier in the US army.
sign on with
I’ll probably have to sign on with a nursing agency.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

sign on
v. phr.
1. To sign an agreement to become an employee.
The new cowboys signed on with the wealthy rancher in Nevada.
2. To start a radio or television broadcast.
Station WLAK signs on every morning at 6 A.M.
Antonym: SIGN OFF.

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