- indication
- nounADJECTIVE▪ firm (BrE), good, strong▪ fair (esp. BrE)▪
It was a fair indication of what was to come.
▪ accurate, reliable, true▪ clear, definite, sure▪He gave his clearest indication yet that he will keep racing.
▪There is no definite indication that these folks are still alive.
▪ important▪ useful▪ ample, sufficient▪He has given ample indications of his intentions.
▪ broad, general, rough▪ positive▪ early, initial, preliminary▪ outward, visible, visual▪Rising interest rates were an outward indication of the change in government attitude to economic controls.
▪Some car alarms have no visual indication that they are in operation.
▪ clinical▪There was no clinical indication for such a test.
VERB + INDICATION▪ be, serve as▪The popularity of the government building project served as an indication of public support.
▪ have▪A government spokesperson said they had no indication who was responsible for the attack.
▪ give (sb), provide (sb with)▪His early successes gave some indication of his ability.
▪ get, receive▪ find, see▪The researchers say they can find no indication that television has harmful physical effects on children.
▪ regard sth as, see sth as, take sth as▪The comments made by management may be taken as an indication of how they felt about their workers.
INDICATION + VERB▪ point to sth, show sth, suggest sth▪Indications show that at least 2 000 more businesses will go bankrupt before the end of the year.
PREPOSITION▪ amid indications of, amid indications that … (both esp. BrE)▪He was last night locked in talks over his future amid indications that he plans to resign.
▪ indication as to▪He gave us no indication as to what was the matter.
▪ indication to▪This is an indication to drivers who break the law that they will be punished
PHRASES▪ (all) the indications are that …▪All the indications are that she will make a full recovery.
▪ early indications are that … , preliminary indications are that …▪Preliminary indications are that the tape is authentic.
▪ not the slightest indication▪She smiled, not giving the slightest indication of what had just happened.
▪ there is every indication that …▪There's every indication that the operation has been a success.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
