indicate

  • 11indicate — [[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 …

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  • 12indicate — in|di|cate [ ındı,keıt ] verb *** ▸ 1 be a sign of something ▸ 2 show that something exists ▸ 3 express indirectly ▸ 4 show to be necessary ▸ 5 point to something ▸ 6 in a vehicle 1. ) transitive to be a sign or symbol of something: Each pin on… …

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  • 13indicate — in|di|cate W1 [ˈındıkeıt] v [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of indicare, from dicare to say publicly or officially ] 1.) [T] to show that a particular situation exists, or that something is likely to be true indicate (that) ▪ …

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  • 14indicate — 01. Your continued lateness for class [indicates] to me that you are not really a very serious student. 02. The low number of people attending the lecture is a clear [indication] of lack of interest in the topic. 03. Harrison [indicated] to me… …

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  • 15indicate — [17] Like index, indicate has its origins in the Latin stem *dik ‘point out’. In this case the base form was the verbal derivative dicāre ‘proclaim’ (ultimate ancestor also of English abdicate [16], dedicate [15] and predicate [16]), which with… …

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  • 16indicate — verb 1) sales indicate a growing market Syn: point to, be a sign of, be evidence of, evidence, demonstrate, show, testify to, bespeak, be a symptom of, be symptomatic of, denote, connote, mark, signal, signify, suggest, impl …

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  • 17indicate — verb 1) sales indicate a growing market Syn: point to, be a sign of, be evidence of, demonstrate, show, testify to, be symptomatic of, denote, mark, signal, reflect, signify, suggest, imply 2) the president indicate …

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  • 18indicate — in•di•cate [[t]ˈɪn dɪˌkeɪt[/t]] v. t. cat•ed, cat•ing 1) to be a sign of; betoken: Snow indicates winter[/ex] 2) to point out or point to: to indicate a place on a map[/ex] 3) to demonstrate the conditions of 4) to express minimally: indicated… …

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  • 19indicate — /ˈɪndəkeɪt / (say induhkayt), / dɪkeɪt/ (say dikayt) verb (t) (indicated, indicating) 1. to be a sign of; betoken; imply: his hesitation indicates unwillingness. 2. to point out or point to; direct attention to: to indicate a place on a map. 3.… …

  • 20indicate — / ɪndɪkeɪt/ verb to show ● The latest figures indicate a fall in the inflation rate. ● Our sales for last year indicate a move from the home market to exports …

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