To show by a sign; to communicate by any conventional token, as words, gestures, signals, or the like; to announce; to make known; to declare; to express; as, a signified his desire to be present.

To mean; to import; to denote; to betoken.

a gesture using your fingers to indicate which form is about to be demonstrated. One finger means Long Form 1, one knuckle means Short Form 1.

denote or connote; "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means"

convey or express a meaning; "These words mean nothing to me!"; "What does his strange behavior signify?"

make known with a word or signal; "He signified his wish to pay the bill for our meal"