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/ɪnˈdɪk.ə.tɪv/
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Serving as a sign, indication or suggestion of something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
He had pains indicative of a heart attack.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Of, or relating to the indicative mood.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
The indicative mood.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A term in the indicative mood.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
relating to the mood of verbs that is used simple in declarative statements
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: declarative
Antonyms: none provided
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adjective satellite
Meaning 6
(usually followed by `of') pointing out or revealing clearly
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
actions indicative of fear
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: indicatory, revelatory, significative, suggestive
Antonyms: none provided
a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: indicative mood, declarative mood, declarative, common mood, fact mood
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: mood, mode, modality
From Middle French indicatif, from Late Latin indicātīvus. By surface analysis, indicate + -ive.
Across languages
Translations
64 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian :
показващ
(pokazvašt)
— serving as a sign
Bulgarian :
показателен
(pokazatelen)
— serving as a sign
Catalan :
indicatiu
— serving as a sign
Dutch :
indicatief
— serving as a sign
Finnish :
indikatiivinen
— serving as a sign
French :
indicatif
— serving as a sign
German :
indikativ
— serving as a sign
German :
hinweisend
— serving as a sign
Greek :
ενδεικτικός
(endeiktikós)
— serving as a sign
Ancient Greek :
φραστικός
(phrastikós)
— serving as a sign
Hungarian :
jelöl
— serving as a sign
Hungarian :
utal
— serving as a sign
Italian :
indicativo
— serving as a sign
Latin :
indicābilis
— serving as a sign
Macedonian :
показа́телен
(pokazátelen)
— serving as a sign
Old English :
bicnol
— serving as a sign
Portuguese :
indicativo
— serving as a sign
Portuguese :
indicador
— serving as a sign
Russian :
свиде́тельствующий
(svidételʹstvujuščij)
— serving as a sign
Russian :
ука́зывающий
(ukázyvajuščij)
— serving as a sign
Russian :
пока́зывающий
(pokázyvajuščij)
— serving as a sign
Catalan :
indicatiu
— of, or relating to the indicative mood
Estonian :
kindel
— of, or relating to the indicative mood
Finnish :
indikatiivi-
— of, or relating to the indicative mood
Finnish :
indikatiivinen
— of, or relating to the indicative mood
French :
indicatif
— of, or relating to the indicative mood
Ancient Greek :
ὁριστικός
(horistikós)
— of, or relating to the indicative mood
Hungarian :
kijelentő
— of, or relating to the indicative mood
Hungarian :
kijelentő módú
— of, or relating to the indicative mood
Italian :
indicativo
— of, or relating to the indicative mood
Latin :
indicātīvus
— of, or relating to the indicative mood
Macedonian :
и́сказен
(ískazen)
— of, or relating to the indicative mood
Old English :
gebīcniendlīċ
— of, or relating to the indicative mood
Persian :
گزارشی
(gozâreši)
— of, or relating to the indicative mood
Portuguese :
indicativo
— of, or relating to the indicative mood
Russian :
изъяви́тельный
(izʺjavítelʹnyj)
— of, or relating to the indicative mood
Tagalog :
paturol
— of, or relating to the indicative mood
Bulgarian :
изяви́телно наклоне́ние
(izjavítelno naklonénie)
— the indicative mood
Catalan :
indicatiu
— the indicative mood
Chinese Mandarin :
陈述语气
— the indicative mood
Czech :
indikativ
— the indicative mood
Dutch :
aantonende wijs
— the indicative mood
Dutch :
indicatief
— the indicative mood
Esperanto :
indikativa
— the indicative mood
Finnish :
indikatiivi
— the indicative mood
French :
indicatif
— the indicative mood
Galician :
indicativo
— the indicative mood
German :
Indikativ
— the indicative mood
Greek :
οριστική
(oristikí)
— the indicative mood
Ancient Greek :
ὁριστική
(horistikḗ)
— the indicative mood
Hungarian :
kijelentő mód
— the indicative mood
Icelandic :
framsöguháttur
— the indicative mood
Italian :
indicativo
— the indicative mood
Latin :
indicativus
— the indicative mood
Macedonian :
и́сказен на́чин
(ískazen náčin)
— the indicative mood
Occitan :
indicatiu
— the indicative mood
Old French :
indicatif
— the indicative mood
Persian :
گزارشی
(gozâreši)
— the indicative mood
Polish :
tryb orzekający
— the indicative mood
Polish :
tryb oznajmujący
— the indicative mood
Portuguese :
indicativo
— the indicative mood
Russian :
изъяви́тельное наклоне́ние
(izʺjavítelʹnoje naklonénije)
— the indicative mood
Spanish :
indicativo
— the indicative mood
Tagalog :
paturol
— the indicative mood