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With: advanced discussion

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. 

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.



See "CHASE" page

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

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