(in sport) to sign a formal agreement saying that you will play for a particular team

to express a strong opinion by making many remarks about someone or something:

to support the truth of something or the good character of someone, based on your knowledge or experience:

to receive news about someone:

to design or organize something so that it is suitable for a particular purpose, situation, or group of people:

to say that you know from experience that something is true or good, or that someone is honest and has a good character:

to be responsible for something bad, or to be punished for something:

to provide an excuse for someone, or an explanation for something that has gone wrong:

to have existed since a particular time:

to make something seem less good or important

to use a space, area, time, etc. for a particular purpose:

to choose something or someone, especially after taking time for careful thought:

to support or represent a particular idea or set of ideas:

to take orders from, obey, and explain your actions to someone:

to try to stop someone from complaining or asking questions by telling them something that is not true, or giving them an excuse:

to think about something that you want very much:

to arrange for another person to take care of someone, especially your child:

to tell someone the truth about something:

to push or send away an attacker or other unwanted person:

to accept a difficult or unpleasant situation: