sign out
No objectThis verb takes no object at all.
How to say it
Stress the particle, not the verb: sign OUT. Saying “SIGN out” is the clearest learner tell — the verb stays light and the particle carries the beat.
Link across the gap. The final /n/ of “sign” moves onto the particle and starts its syllable: “sign out” is said “sig-nout”. Pausing between the words is what makes phrasal verbs sound recited rather than spoken.
What it means
To record your departure, or to log out.
- “Don't forget to sign out on the way past.”
- “Sign out before you close the laptop.”
Similar: log out