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# autograph

noun (an autograph, autographs); verb (autograph, autographs, autographed, autographing)

«autograph» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A famous person's signature, written for a fan to keep. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/autograph/#m1)
2. (verb) To sign your name on something, such as a book, photo or shirt, for someone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/autograph/#m2)
3. (formal) A piece of writing in the author's own hand. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/autograph/#m3)

### In the lessons

Used in everyday life when meeting famous people, at book signings and in end-of-year autograph books where friends sign. It tells the reader someone values a personal signature. Phrases: get an autograph, autograph book, signed and autographed.

### Examples

- I got the footballer's autograph on my shirt! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/autograph/#x1)
- The author autographed copies of her new book. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/autograph/#x2)
- At the end of term we all signed each other's autograph books. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/autograph/#x3)
- He queued for an hour to get an autograph. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/autograph/#x4)
- This autographed photo is very special. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/autograph/#x5)
- Can I have your autograph, please? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/autograph/#x6)
- The singer autographed my ticket. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/autograph/#x7)

### Note

Countable: autographs. "Auto" means self, "graph" means writing. A signature on a form is not usually called an autograph; autograph is for fans and keepsakes.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «autograph» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/autograph/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«autograph» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/autograph.html) on Mova free.