indicate

indicate: verb

ADVERB

▪ clearly, strongly

▪ not necessarily

▪ Expense does not necessarily indicate worth.

▪ usually

▪ This sign usually indicates a pedestrian zone.

▪ previously

▪ Growth will be at a lower rate than previously indicated.

VERB + INDICATE

▪ appear to, seem to

▪ These facts would seem to indicate that the family was wealthy.

▪ be used to

▪ Symbols are used to indicate the facilities available at each hotel.

PREPOSITION

▪ to

▪ These figures indicate to me that the company is in serious trouble.

PHRASES

▪ indicate otherwise

▪ He has declared support for women, but his actions have indicated otherwise.

Indicate is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑analysis, ↑arrow, ↑article, ↑census, ↑chart, ↑curve, ↑data, ↑diagram, ↑display, ↑document, ↑estimate, ↑evidence, ↑examination, ↑example, ↑experiment, ↑figure, ↑finding, ↑gauge, ↑graph, ↑line, ↑map, ↑participant, ↑passage, ↑percentage, ↑poll, ↑record, ↑report, ↑research, ↑result, ↑review, ↑scan, ↑score, ↑sign, ↑signal, ↑simulation, ↑source, ↑statistics, ↑study, ↑survey, ↑symbol, ↑test, ↑text, ↑tone, ↑trend, ↑writing

Indicate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑correlation, ↑decrease, ↑deficiency, ↑desire, ↑difference, ↑direction, ↑disagreement, ↑disapproval, ↑effectiveness, ↑existence, ↑extent, ↑importance, ↑improvement, ↑inability, ↑increase, ↑link, ↑majority, ↑need, ↑position, ↑preference, ↑presence, ↑problem, ↑readiness, ↑reluctance, ↑risk, ↑shift, ↑trend, ↑turning point, ↑willingness

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Synonyms:

Show, denote, betoken, mark, designate, signify, point out, shadow forth, be the sign of / Show, point out, designate, specify

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indicate — indicate, betoken, attest, bespeak, argue, prove can all mean to give evidence of or to serve as ground for a valid or reasonable inference. One thing indicates another when the former serves as a symptom or a sign pointing to the latter as a… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
indicate — UK US /ˈɪndɪkeɪt/ verb [T] ► to show something, point to something, or make something clear: indicate sth to sb »Retailers should indicate to the consumer the exact weight of the produce. »The scheme will be subject to the modification indicated… … Financial and business terms
Indicate — In di*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Indicated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Indicating}.] [L. indicatus, p. p. of indicare to indicate; pref. in in + dicare to proclaim; akin to dicere to say. See {Diction}, and cf. {Indict}, {Indite}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
indicate — [in′di kāt΄] vt. indicated, indicating [< L indicatus, pp. of indicare, to indicate, show < in , in, to + dicare, to point out, declare: see DICTION] 1. to direct attention to; point to or point out; show 2. to be or give a sign, token, or… … English World dictionary
indicate — (v.) 1650s, back formation from indication, or else from L. indicatus, pp. of indicare to point out, show, indicate, declare (see INDICATION (Cf. indication)). Related: Indicated; indicating … Etymology dictionary
indicate — I verb advert to, allude to, augur, be a sign of, be a token of, bespeak, betoken, brief, call attention to, connote, convey, direct, direct attention to, evidence, evince, express briefly, express generally, foretoken, give a signal, guide,… … Law dictionary
indicate — [v] signify, display add up to, announce, argue, attest, augur, bespeak, be symptomatic, betoken, button down*, card, connote, demonstrate, denote, designate, evidence, evince, express, finger, hint, illustrate, imply, import, intimate, make,… … New thesaurus
indicate — ► VERB 1) point out; show. 2) be a sign or symptom of. 3) state briefly or indirectly. 4) suggest as a desirable or necessary course of action. 5) chiefly Brit. (of a driver) use an indicator to signal an intention to change lanes or turn.… … English terms dictionary
indicate */*/*/ — UK [ˈɪndɪkeɪt] / US [ˈɪndɪˌkeɪt] verb Word forms indicate : present tense I/you/we/they indicate he/she/it indicates present participle indicating past tense indicated past participle indicated 1) [transitive] to express an intention, opinion, or … English dictionary
indicate — [[t]ɪ̱ndɪkeɪt[/t]] ♦♦ indicates, indicating, indicated 1) VERB If one thing indicates another, the first thing shows that the second is true or exists. [V that] A survey of retired people has indicated that most are independent and enjoying life … English dictionary

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