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Phrase(s): sign something for someone
1. to sign one’s signature on a paper in place of someone else’s signature. • Would you please sign this for me? • I can’t sign it right now. Would you sign it for me? 2. to sign a paper for another person, using that person’s name, adding the phrase "by [one’s own name]." • When the delivery comes, will you please sign my name for me? • I signed Ted’s name for him., Phrase(s): sign for someone
to sign something, using one’s own signature in place of someone else’s signature; to sign something, using another person’s name, adding the phrase "by [one’s own name]." • He’s not here. I will sign for him. Where do I sign? • Who will sign for Mr. Wilson?, Phrase(s): sign for something
to sign a piece of paper indicating that one has received something. • Would you sign for this, please? • Ted signed for the package and opened it up.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs