WITH / ACCOMPANY / AHEAD / BEHIND / FOLLOW / CATCH-UP / CHASE / RACE-COMPETE / SUBORDINATE / SUPERIOR / GO-STEADY
WITH: The sign for "WITH" is made by forming the letter "a" with both hands. Place both your hands together, palms facing.
If you hold the "A" hands together and then make a
sweeping horizontal circle (while keeping them together--looks like you are
stirring a witch's brew on Halloween) it means "TOGETHER."
ACCOMPANY: (go with)
Suppose you want to sign "Go with?" Use this sign for
"accompany." It can mean, "Come along." If you
sign "WANT ACCOMPANY?" after indicating
that you are going to the store, that would mean that you are asking the person
if he or she wants to go with you to the store. You don't need a separate
sign for "GO."
AHEAD:
If you start with them together then move the right hand in
front of the left hand, it means "AHEAD."
BEHIND:
If you start with them together then move the right hand behind the left hand,
it means "BEHIND."
FALL-BEHIND:
AVOID:
If you start with both the left hand and the right hand out from your body
(slightly off to the left) and then pull right hand back toward the right side
of your body it means "FALL-BEHIND" (Or it can also mean AVOID.)
FOLLOW:
If you start with the left hand a little bit ahead and then move them both
forward and to the left in a smooth steady motion it means "FOLLOW."
CATCH-UP:
If you start with the left hand farther ahead and the right hand back near
your body then move the right hand up to the left hand it means
"CATCH-UP."
CHASE:
If you start with the left hand a little bit ahead and then move the left hand
forward and to the left in a smooth steady motion while moving the right hand
forward and to the left in a spiraling motion it means
CHASE.
RACE: (compete/competitive)
(This is not used for things like a person's heritage. For that kind of
race, just spell R-A-C-E.) If you alternate moving your hands forward and back (so that one is farther out than
the other) it can mean RACE or COMPETE.
Animation: RACE
SUBORDINATE (below in rank / an object stacked under another
object)
If you start with them together then move the right hand under the left
hand, it means "SUBORDINATE."
SUPERIOR: (above in rank, on top of, placed over)
GO-STEADY:
If you hold the "A" hands together and then move them forward and back about
three inches using a double motion it means "GO-STEADY" (as in dating).
See: PASS
All material copyright © 1996 by Dr.
William Vicars
