indicate
/ˈɪndɪˌkeɪt/ verb A2- To point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to show; to make known. · The guard blew his whistle to indicate imminent departure.
- To show or manifest by symptoms. · Near-synonym: suggest· Marked weakness unresponsive to dietary change and exercise may indicate an underlying neurologic or metabolic problem.
- To point to as the proper remedies. · Near-synonym: warrant· This type of arrhythmia indicates the use of a beta-blocker.
- To signal in a vehicle the desire to turn right or left.
- To investigate the condition or power of, as of steam engine, by means of an indicator.
Plural indicate · He/she/it indicates · Past indicated · Past participle indicated · -ing form indicating
Verb forms
- Base form
- indicate
- He/she/it
- indicates
- Past
- indicated
- Past participle
- indicated
- -ing form
- indicating
From the library
It might have been done under such pledges as would have prevented him from speaking of it, and yet would have affected his thoughts in the direction indicated by his remarks to his fiancée.
Rachel in a tone that plainly indicated her painful doubts.
“This is where the young man’s body lay,” said he, indicating a spot about three feet from the metals.
I cannot doubt that, if we had the cipher, we should find that this communication is of the nature that I indicate.”
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