Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Serving to indicate.
- adjective Grammar Of, relating to, or being the mood of the verb used in ordinary objective statements.
- noun The indicative mood.
- noun A verb in the indicative mood.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pointing out; bringing to notice; giving intimation or knowledge of something not visible or obvious; showing.
- In grammar, noting that mode of the verb which indicates (that is, simply predicates or affirms), without any further modal implication: as, he writes; he is writing; they run; has the mail arrived?
- noun In grammar, the indicative mode. See I., 2. Abbreviated indicative
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Gram.) The indicative mood.
- adjective Pointing out; bringing to notice; giving intimation or knowledge of something not visible or obvious.
- adjective (Fine Arts) Suggestive; representing the whole by a part, as a fleet by a ship, a forest by a tree, etc.
- adjective (Gram.) that mood or form of the verb which indicates, that is, which simply affirms or denies or inquires
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective serving as a
sign ,indication orsuggestion of something - adjective grammar of, or relating to the
indicative mood - noun grammar the indicative mood
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective (usually followed by `of') pointing out or revealing clearly
- adjective relating to the mood of verbs that is used simple in declarative statements
- noun a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact
Etymologies
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Examples
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Verbs have three moods, the indicative, (embracing what is commonly included under the _indicative_, the _subjunctive_, and the
English Grammar in Familiar Lectures Samuel Kirkham
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But, James, isn't the title indicative of "right" interpretation according to monotheistic understanding in opposition to Trinitarian understanding? and human moral development?
Gratitude Mingled with Theological Concern James F. McGrath 2009
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It was one of the hospital six-ounce bottles, bearing a label indicative of glycerine lotion, but the color of the contained fluid belied the label.
An Apache Princess A Tale of the Indian Frontier Charles King 1888
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[84] A term indicative of the heir or successor to the first place in power.
The Myth of Hiawatha, and Other Oral Legends, Mythologic and Allegoric, of the North American Indians Henry Rowe Schoolcraft 1828
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Healthscope did not name the bidders in the consortium and said it had yet to form a view on the takeover approach, which it described as indicative and non-binding.
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This term indicative of collaboration of castes and classes should be fundamentally inimical to the caste or class struggle of the oppressed and exploited.
Kafila 2009
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This term indicative of collaboration of castes and classes should be fundamentally inimical to the caste or class struggle of the oppressed and exploited.
Kafila 2009
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This signing is once again indicative of the power of USC and what it means to play here.
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Boreanaz is an Italian name indicative of Slovenian ancestry.
Megan Smolenyak: What Kind of Name Is Boreanaz? Megan Smolenyak 2011
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I believe the Hahaha is definitely once again indicative of the Joker, and is totally part of the campaign.
EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - The Joker Revealed? Or not? 2007
dgstone commented on the word indicative
This word really gets me somehow. I love the way it sounds, and enunciating those two hard syllables in the middle always feels a little exciting and dangerous for me, like it is in danger of falling apart at the junction of those two syllables.
March 14, 2008
yarb commented on the word indicative
Yes - so delicate - there's another!
March 14, 2008