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signal

 
 
/ˈsɪgnəl/ verb [I, T] (present participle UK signalling, past tense and past participle signalled, present participle US signaling, past tense and past participle signaled)

Translation

ACTION to make a movement which gives information or tells people what to do
işaret etmek, işaretle bildirmek, sinyal vermek
He signalled for them to be quiet. [+ to do sth] He signalled the driver to stop.2436
INTENTION to show that you intend or are ready to do something
işaret vermek, göstermek, işaretini vermek, hazır olduğu işaretini göstermek
[+ (that)] The US signalled that they were ready to enter talks.1213
(Definition of signal verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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