What does “sign up for” mean?

What it means

• Meaning: put your name on a list to join something (a class, a trip, a team)
• Is this correct? Can you sign up me for the class?
• Pronoun goes in the middle: Can you sign me up for the class?

Transcript

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1. 0:00Hey Andrew, did you sign up for the picnic yet?
2. 0:04I did sign up. I signed up just a little while ago.
3. 0:08Good, good. How about you, Matt?
4. 0:11No, I haven't signed up yet. I will soon.
5. 0:14Do you want me to sign you up?
6. 0:16I would appreciate that.
7. 0:18Okay, now what you just heard us say is “sign up for.”
8. 0:23That's a phrasal verb.
9. 0:25We could put the pronoun inside the verb.
10. 0:29I can sign you up, or you can sign me up.
11. 0:34And the preposition at the end is “for.”
12. 0:37Sign you up for something, or sign me up for something.

Quick quiz

1. Question 1 of 2

   What does “sign up for” mean?

   Ato write a letterBto cancel somethingCto register to join somethingDto look for something

2. Question 2 of 2

   Which sentence is correct?

   ACan you sign me up for the class?BCan you sign for me up the class?CCan you sign up me for the class?DCan you sign me for up the class?