indicativeadjective
uk/ɪnˈdɪk.ə.tɪv/us/ɪnˈdɪk.ə.t̬ɪv/being or relating to a sign that something exists, is true, or is likely to happen:
Resumption of the talks is indicative of an improving relationship between the countries.
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Showing and demonstrating
- act
- act sth out
- attest
- barometer
- bespeak
- bring
- bring sth forward
- disclose
- flicker
- manifestation
- produce
- put up sth
- radiate
- revealing
- says something about sb/sth idiom
- shew
- strike
- suggest
- token
- wear
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indicativenoun [ S ]
uk/ɪnˈdɪk.ə.tɪv/us/ɪnˈdɪk.ə.t̬ɪv/specializedthe mood (= form) of the verb used in ordinary statements and questions :
In the sentence "We walked home" the verb "walked" is in the indicative.
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- accusative
- arose
- art
- aspect
- began
- bent
- conjugate
- ditransitive
- historic present
- linking verb
- main verb
- passivize
- past participle
- perfect participle
- predicate
- progressive
- the future perfect
- the pluperfect
- the third person
- wast
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