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# signpost

noun (a signpost, signposts); verb (signpost, signposts, signposted, signposting)

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

## Everyday

1. A signpost is a post at the side of a road or path with signs that show the way and how far it is to places. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/signpost/#m1)
2. A signpost is also something that shows you what is coming, like headings in writing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/signpost/#m2)
3. To signpost something is to mark the way to it with signs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/signpost/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and on hikes signposts help you find your way; they show distances in miles or kilometres. In English lessons «signposting» words (firstly, next, finally) guide the reader. Phrases: «follow the signposts», «signposted walk», «signpost words».

### Examples

- The signpost said the village was 3 miles away. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/signpost/#x1)
- Follow the signposts to the beach. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/signpost/#x2)
- The path is well signposted. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/signpost/#x3)
- We got lost because the signpost had fallen over. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/signpost/#x4)
- «Firstly» and «finally» are signpost words in writing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/signpost/#x5)
- The signpost pointed left to the castle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/signpost/#x6)

### Note

Countable: signpost, signposts; one word, «sign» + «post». In a maths problem, signpost distances can be added or subtracted: if a signpost says 5 km and you walk 2 km, 3 km are left.

## In Jewish tradition

In everyday life and on hikes signposts help you find your way; they show distances in miles or kilometres. In English lessons «signposting» words (firstly, next, finally) guide the reader. Phrases: «follow the signposts», «signposted walk», «signpost words».

### Note

Countable: signpost, signposts; one word, «sign» + «post». In a maths problem, signpost distances can be added or subtracted: if a signpost says 5 km and you walk 2 km, 3 km are left.

## On Mova

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