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indicative en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ɪnˈdɪk.ə.tɪv/ (US)

Etymology

From Middle French indicatif, from Late Latin indicātīvus. By surface analysis, indicate + -ive.

Meanings

  1. Serving as a sign, indication or suggestion of something.
    • He had pains indicative of a heart attack.
    • Although it may be convenient within the case study publication format to cover the topic of pseudopathology in the discussion of differential diagnosis, this is not indicative of how this stage of work slots into the diagnostic process in the laboratory. 2023, Simon Mays, “The Macroscopic Study of Human Skeletal Paleopathology” (chapter 2), in The Routledge Handbook of Paleopathology, Routledge, →DOI, →ISBN, page 29:
  2. Of, or relating to the indicative mood.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
ind. Abbr=Yes alternative lexicographic
most indicative Degree=Sup lexicographic
more indicative Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

indicatively · indicativeness · indicative vote · indicative planning · indicative conditional · bioindicative · unindicative · contraindicative · nonindicative

Translations (37)

tl paturol (of, or relating to the indicative mood) · nl indicatief (serving as a sign) · hu kijelentő módú (of, or relating to the indicative mood) · hu jelöl (serving as a sign) · fi indikatiivi- (of, or relating to the indicative mood) · ru ука́зывающий (serving as a sign) · mk и́сказен (of, or relating to the indicative mood) · la indicātīvus (of, or relating to the indicative mood) · mk показа́телен (serving as a sign) · fr indicatif (of, or relating to the indicative mood) · el ενδεικτικός (serving as a sign) · bg показателен (serving as a sign) · fi indikatiivinen (serving as a sign) · pt indicativo (of, or relating to the indicative mood) · ca indicatiu (of, or relating to the indicative mood) · ru свиде́тельствующий (serving as a sign) · pt indicativo (serving as a sign) · la indicābilis (serving as a sign) · ang gebīcniendlīċ (of, or relating to the indicative mood) · de indikativ (serving as a sign) · fr indicatif (serving as a sign) · ru изъяви́тельный (of, or relating to the indicative mood) · bg показващ (serving as a sign) · fi indikatiivinen (of, or relating to the indicative mood) · grc ὁριστικός (of, or relating to the indicative mood) · grc φραστικός (serving as a sign) · fa گزارشی (of, or relating to the indicative mood) · et kindel (of, or relating to the indicative mood) · hu kijelentő (of, or relating to the indicative mood) · hu utal (serving as a sign) · de hinweisend (serving as a sign) · ang bicnol (serving as a sign) · pt indicador (serving as a sign) · ru пока́зывающий (serving as a sign) · ca indicatiu (serving as a sign) · it indicativo (of, or relating to the indicative mood) · it indicativo (serving as a sign)

indicative en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ɪnˈdɪk.ə.tɪv/ (US)

Etymology

From Middle French indicatif, from Late Latin indicātīvus. By surface analysis, indicate + -ive.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The indicative mood.
  2. (countable) A term in the indicative mood.
    • The fact that imperative forms were taken into English as indicatives suggests that the English speakers using the Hindustani verbs were most familiar (in some cases perhaps only familiar) with the imperative form. 2018, James Lambert, “Anglo-Indian slang in dictionaries on historical principles”, in World Englishes, volume 37, page 253:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
indicatives Number=Plur lexicographic
ind. Abbr=Yes alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

imperfect indicative · present indicative

Translations (27)

pt indicativo (the indicative mood) · gl indicativo (the indicative mood) · grc ὁριστική (the indicative mood) · la indicativus (the indicative mood) · de Indikativ (the indicative mood) · bg изяви́телно наклоне́ние (the indicative mood) · oc indicatiu (the indicative mood) · nl indicatief (the indicative mood) · mk и́сказен на́чин (the indicative mood) · hu kijelentő mód (the indicative mood) · nl aantonende wijs (the indicative mood) · is framsöguháttur (the indicative mood) · fi indikatiivi (the indicative mood) · ru изъяви́тельное наклоне́ние (the indicative mood) · tl paturol (the indicative mood) · cmn 陈述语气 (the indicative mood) · ca indicatiu (the indicative mood) · fr indicatif (the indicative mood) · it indicativo (the indicative mood) · fro indicatif (the indicative mood) · eo indikativa (the indicative mood) · pl tryb orzekający (the indicative mood) · fa گزارشی (the indicative mood) · es indicativo (the indicative mood) · el οριστική (the indicative mood) · pl tryb oznajmujący (the indicative mood) · cs indikativ (the indicative mood)