Countersign — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group

a second confirming signature endorsing a document already signed

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈaʊntɚsˌaɪn/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈaʊntəsˌaɪn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈaʊntəsˌaɪn/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈaʊntɚsˌaɪn/.

Examples

he forgot the password
You must countersign on this line of the contract

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

countersignature word password parole watchword

Parts of Speech

noun	a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group “he forgot the password”
noun	a second confirming signature endorsing a document already signed
verb	add one's signature to after another's to attest authenticity “You must countersign on this line of the contract”

Word Forms

countersign	verb	add one's signature to after another's to attest authenticity
countersign	noun	a second confirming signature endorsing a document already signed
countersignature	noun	a second confirming signature endorsing a document already signed

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

gegenzeichnen

ein geheimes Wort oder eine geheime Phrase, die nur einer begrenzten Gruppe bekannt ist

🇫🇷French

contresigner

un mot ou une phrase secrète connue uniquement d'un groupe restreint

🇪🇸Spanish

refrendar

una palabra o frase secreta conocida sólo por un grupo restringido

🇮🇹Italian

contrassegno

una parola o frase segreta conosciuta solo da un gruppo ristretto

🇳🇱Dutch

tegenteken

een geheim woord of zinsnede die alleen bekend is bij een beperkte groep

🇵🇹Portuguese

contra-senha

uma palavra ou frase secreta conhecida apenas por um grupo restrito

🇷🇺Russian

контрподпись

секретное слово или фраза, известная только ограниченной группе

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रतिहस्ताक्षर

एक गुप्त शब्द या वाक्यांश जो केवल एक प्रतिबंधित समूह को ज्ञात हो

🇧🇩Bengali

পাল্টা চিহ্ন

একটি গোপন শব্দ বা বাক্যাংশ যা শুধুমাত্র একটি সীমাবদ্ধ গোষ্ঠীর কাছে পরিচিত

🇮🇳Tamil

எதிர் கையொப்பம்

தடைசெய்யப்பட்ட குழுவிற்கு மட்டுமே தெரிந்த இரகசிய வார்த்தை அல்லது சொற்றொடர்

🇮🇳Telugu

కౌంటర్ సైన్

పరిమితం చేయబడిన సమూహానికి మాత్రమే తెలిసిన రహస్య పదం లేదా పదబంధం

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रतिस्वाक्षरी

केवळ प्रतिबंधित गटाला ज्ञात असलेला गुप्त शब्द किंवा वाक्यांश

🇮🇳Gujarati

કાઉન્ટરસાઇન

એક ગુપ્ત શબ્દ અથવા શબ્દસમૂહ જે ફક્ત પ્રતિબંધિત જૂથ માટે જાણીતો છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರತಿಸೈನ್

ನಿರ್ಬಂಧಿತ ಗುಂಪಿಗೆ ಮಾತ್ರ ತಿಳಿದಿರುವ ರಹಸ್ಯ ಪದ ಅಥವಾ ನುಡಿಗಟ್ಟು

🇮🇳Malayalam

എതിർസൈൻ

ഒരു നിയന്ത്രിത ഗ്രൂപ്പിന് മാത്രം അറിയാവുന്ന ഒരു രഹസ്യ വാക്ക് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വാക്യം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਰੋਧੀ ਦਸਤਖਤ

ਇੱਕ ਗੁਪਤ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਜਾਂ ਵਾਕਾਂਸ਼ ਜੋ ਸਿਰਫ ਇੱਕ ਪ੍ਰਤਿਬੰਧਿਤ ਸਮੂਹ ਲਈ ਜਾਣਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

جوابی نشان

ایک خفیہ لفظ یا جملہ جو صرف ایک محدود گروپ کو جانا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

会签

只有少数人知道的秘密单词或短语

🇯🇵Japanese

副署

限られたグループだけが知っている秘密の単語またはフレーズ

🇰🇷Korean

군호

제한된 그룹에게만 알려진 비밀 단어나 문구

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ký hiệu phụ

một từ hoặc cụm từ bí mật chỉ được biết đến bởi một nhóm bị hạn chế

🇹🇭Thai

ลงนามรับสนอง

คำหรือวลีลับที่รู้จักเฉพาะกลุ่มที่ถูกจำกัดเท่านั้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

ikut menandatangani

kata atau frasa rahasia yang hanya diketahui oleh kelompok terbatas

🇲🇾Malay

tanda balas

perkataan atau frasa rahsia yang hanya diketahui oleh kumpulan terhad

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التوقيع

كلمة أو عبارة سرية معروفة فقط لمجموعة مقيدة

🇮🇷Persian

علامت مقابل

یک کلمه یا عبارت مخفی که فقط برای یک گروه محدود شناخته شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

karşı imza

yalnızca kısıtlı bir grup tarafından bilinen gizli bir kelime veya ifade

🇮🇱Hebrew

סימן נגד

מילה או ביטוי סודי המוכרים רק לקבוצה מוגבלת

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