sign (a document)
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- 1 sign (a document)、formally execute (an agreement)
Describes formally signing a document to indicate agreement, approval, authorization, or responsibility.
sign (a document)、formally execute (an agreement)
Means to formally place one’s name on a contract, official document, or similar written instrument.
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เธอลงนามแทนผู้อำนวยการ thəə loŋ naam thɛɛn phûuamnuaykaan She signed on behalf of the director. เธอลงนามแทนผู้อำนวยการ details
Learning notes
Explanation
ลงนาม combines ลง, here carrying the sense of entering or putting something in writing, with นาม, “name.” It implies more than merely writing a name: the signature formally expresses agreement, approval, authorization, or responsibility. With treaties and major agreements, it may be translated as “formally sign” or “execute.” Common patterns include ลงนามในเอกสาร “sign a document,” ร่วมลงนาม “co-sign,” and ลงนามแทน… “sign on behalf of….”
Usage
Used when signing contracts, applications, official documents, corporate agreements, and international accords. It is especially common in government, legal, business, and news contexts, but is also natural when staff ask someone to sign paperwork.
Caution
For simply adding a name to a list or registering for an activity, ลงชื่อ is usually more appropriate. When referring to a member of the royal family signing their name, the royal term ลงพระนาม is used.
Differences from similar words
1 sign (a document) synonyms
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เซ็นชื่อ is the common conversational term for signing one’s name. ลงนาม sounds more formal and is preferred in official, legal, business, and news contexts.