To be a sign or token of (a fact or pretended fact); represent or suggest, either naturally or conventionally; betoken; mean.To import, in the Paracelsian sense. See signature, 2.To import relatively; have the purport or bearing of; matter in regard to (something expressed or implied): as, that signifies little or nothing to us; it signifies much.To make known by signs, speech, or action; communicate; give notice of; announce; declare.To exhibit as a sign or representation; make as a similitude.Synonyms To manifest, intimate, denote, imply, indicate.To have import or meaning; be of consequence; matter.