autograph
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au·to·graph
(ô′tə-grăf′)n.
1. A person's own signature, especially considered as a collector's item.
2.
a. A person's own handwriting.
b. A manuscript in the author's handwriting.
tr.v. au·to·graphed, au·to·graph·ing, au·to·graphs
1. To write one's name or signature on or in; sign: The actor autographed a picture of himself.
2. To write in one's own handwriting.
adj.
Written in the writer's own handwriting: an autograph letter.
[Late Latin autographum, from neuter of Latin autographus, written with one's own hand, from Greek autographos : auto-, auto- + graphein, to write; see -graph.]
au′to·graph′ic, au′to·graph′i·cal adj.
au′to·graph′i·cal·ly adv.
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autograph
(ˈɔːtəˌɡrɑːf; -ˌɡræf)n
1.
a. a handwritten signature, esp that of a famous person
b. (as modifier): an autograph album.
2. a person's handwriting
3. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms)
a. a book, document, etc, handwritten by its author; original manuscript; holograph
b. (as modifier): an autograph letter.
vb (tr)
4. to write one's signature on or in; sign
5. to write with one's own hand
[C17: from Late Latin, from Greek autographos, from autos self + graphein to write]
autographic, ˌautoˈgraphical adj
ˌautoˈgraphically adv
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au•to•graph
(ˈɔ təˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf)n.
1. a person's signature, esp. a signature of a famous person for keeping as a memento.
2. something written in a person's own hand, as a manuscript or letter.
v.t. 3. to write one's name on or in; sign, esp. as a memento.
4. to write with one's own hand.
[1630–40; < Latin autographum, n. use of neuter of autographus written with one's own hand < Greek autógraphos. See auto-1, -graph]
au`to•graph′ic (-ˈgræf ɪk) adj.
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autograph
- Comes from Greek, then Latin autographum, meaning "self-written"; it originally meant "author's own manuscript."See also related terms for manuscript.
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autograph
Past participle: autographed
Gerund: autographing
| Imperative |
|---|
| autograph |
| autograph |
| Present |
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| I autograph |
| you autograph |
| he/she/it autographs |
| we autograph |
| you autograph |
| they autograph |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I autographed |
| you autographed |
| he/she/it autographed |
| we autographed |
| you autographed |
| they autographed |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am autographing |
| you are autographing |
| he/she/it is autographing |
| we are autographing |
| you are autographing |
| they are autographing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have autographed |
| you have autographed |
| he/she/it has autographed |
| we have autographed |
| you have autographed |
| they have autographed |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was autographing |
| you were autographing |
| he/she/it was autographing |
| we were autographing |
| you were autographing |
| they were autographing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had autographed |
| you had autographed |
| he/she/it had autographed |
| we had autographed |
| you had autographed |
| they had autographed |
| Future |
|---|
| I will autograph |
| you will autograph |
| he/she/it will autograph |
| we will autograph |
| you will autograph |
| they will autograph |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have autographed |
| you will have autographed |
| he/she/it will have autographed |
| we will have autographed |
| you will have autographed |
| they will have autographed |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be autographing |
| you will be autographing |
| he/she/it will be autographing |
| we will be autographing |
| you will be autographing |
| they will be autographing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been autographing |
| you have been autographing |
| he/she/it has been autographing |
| we have been autographing |
| you have been autographing |
| they have been autographing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been autographing |
| you will have been autographing |
| he/she/it will have been autographing |
| we will have been autographing |
| you will have been autographing |
| they will have been autographing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been autographing |
| you had been autographing |
| he/she/it had been autographing |
| we had been autographing |
| you had been autographing |
| they had been autographing |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would autograph |
| you would autograph |
| he/she/it would autograph |
| we would autograph |
| you would autograph |
| they would autograph |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have autographed |
| you would have autographed |
| he/she/it would have autographed |
| we would have autographed |
| you would have autographed |
| they would have autographed |
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Noun 1. [画像:autograph - something written by one's own hand]autograph - something written by one's own hand
piece of writing, written material, writing - the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect); "the writing in her novels is excellent"; "that editorial was a fine piece of writing"
holograph, manuscript - handwritten book or document
2. autograph - a person's own signatureautograph - a person's own signature
signature - your name written in your own handwriting
Verb 1. [画像:autograph - mark with one's signature]autograph - mark with one's signature; "The author autographed his book"
sign - be engaged by a written agreement; "He signed to play the casino on Dec. 18"; "The soprano signed to sing the new opera"
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autograph
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Translations
تَوْقِيع تَوقيع الشَّخْص بِيَدِهيُوقِّع بِخَط يَدِه
autogrampodepsat
autografsignatursignere
nimikirjoituskäsikirjoituskäsinkirjoitettu
autogram
autogramautogramot ad
árita meî nafnieiginhandarundirskrift
サイン
서명
autografasdalinti autografusduoti autografą
autogrāfsdot autogrāfu
autogram
avtogram
autograf
ลายเซ็น
bút tích
autograph
[ˈɔːtəgrɑːf]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
autograph
[ˈɔːtəgrɑːf] n (= signature) → autographe m
vt → signer, dédicacer autograph hunter n → chasseur/euse m/f d'autographesauto-immune autoimmune [ˌɔːtəʊɪˈmjuːn] adj [disease, reaction] → auto-immun(e)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
autograph
autograph
:autograph album
n → Autogrammalbum nt
autograph book
n → Autogrammbuch nt
autograph copy
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
autograph
(ˈoːtəgraːf) noun a person's signature, especially as a souvenir. She collected autographs of film stars. handtekening تَوقيع الشَّخْص بِيَدِه автограф autógrafo autogram das Autogramm signatur; autograf αυτόγραφο autógrafo autogramm امضاء nimikirjoitus autographe חתימה हस्ताक्षर autogram autogram tanda tangan eiginhandarundirskrift autografo サイン 자필 autografas autogrāfs autograf autograaf navnetrekk, autograf autograf امضاء ، لاس لیک autógrafo autograf автограф autogram avtogram autogram autograf ลายเซ็น imza 親筆簽名 автограф اپنی قلمی تحریر یا دستخط bút tích 亲笔签名
verb to write one's name on (especially for a souvenir). The actor autographed her programme. teken يُوقِّع بِخَط يَدِه подписвам се autografar podepsat signieren signere; skrive autograf δίνω αυτόγραφο firmar un autógrafo, dedicar autogrammi andma امضاء کردن signeerata dédicacer לַחֲתוֹם עַל हस्ताक्षर करना potpisati autogramot ad menandatangani árita með nafni autografare 署名する 서명하다 duoti autografą, dalinti autografus dot autogrāfu menyain autograf signeren signere, skrive autograf podpisywać لاس لیک کول autografar a da un autograf надписывать podpísať (sa) napisati posvetilo dati autogram skriva autograf เซ็นชื่อ imzalamak 簽名在...(尤指紀念品)上 надписувати автограф اپنی قلمی تحریر دینا đề tên 在...上亲笔签名
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autograph
→ تَوْقِيع autogram autograf Autogramm αυτόγραφο autógrafo nimikirjoitus autographe autogram autografo サイン 서명 handtekening autograf autograf autógrafo автограф autograf ลายเซ็น imza bút tích 亲笔签名Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009