sign on

参加を承諾する、引き受ける

計画や活動、共通の目標に参加することを承諾すること。

やさしい英語で： To agree to take part in a project, activity, or shared aim.

• I never signed on for this.
• Ten volunteers signed on to help clean the beach.
• Will you sign on for the next stage of the project?

使い方： sign on for something (Several volunteers signed on for the project.); sign on to do something (She signed on to help run the campaign.)

類義語： commit, join, agree to participate

よく使う表現： sign on willingly, sign on for something

契約して参加する、雇用契約を結ぶ

契約書に署名して、団体に加わったり仕事を始めたりすること。

やさしい英語で： To join a group or start a job by signing an agreement.

• He signed on as a sailor.
• Three new players signed on with the club.
• Would you sign on for another year at sea?

使い方： sign on as something (He signed on as a cook.); sign on with someone/something (She signed on with a local team.)

類義語： enlist, join, enrol

よく使う表現： sign on today, sign on as someone

ログインする、接続する

コンピューターのサービスに接続したり、無線での通信を始めたりすること。

やさしい英語で： To connect to a computer service or begin using a radio to communicate.

• You need a password to sign on.
• The radio operator signed on at dawn.
• Have you signed on to your account yet?

使い方： sign on to something (Sign on to the network with your password.)

類義語： log on, log in

反対語： sign off

よく使う表現： sign on again, sign on today, sign on remotely

失業給付を申請する

仕事がない間に給付金を受けるため、役所で登録すること。

やさしい英語で： To register with a government office to receive money while you are unemployed.

• I signed on after losing my job.
• She has to sign on every two weeks.
• Have you signed on for benefits yet?

使い方： sign on for something (He signed on for unemployment benefits.)

類義語： claim unemployment benefits

よく使う表現： sign on weekly, sign on again, sign on for benefits

放送を開始する

ラジオ局やテレビ局が、休止後に番組の放送を始めること。

やさしい英語で： If a radio or television station does this, it begins sending programmes after a break.

• The station signs on at dawn.
• Our local radio station signed on with a weather report.
• Years ago, this channel would sign on after several hours of silence.

使い方： sign on at a time (The station signs on at six in the morning.)

類義語： begin broadcasting, go on air

反対語： sign off

よく使う表現： sign on daily, sign on early