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indicative

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in·dic·a·tive  (n-dk-tv)
adj.
1. Serving to indicate: symptoms indicative of anemia; an insignia indicative of high rank.
2. Grammar Of, relating to, or being the mood of the verb used in ordinary objective statements.
n. Grammar
1. The indicative mood.
2. A verb in the indicative mood.

in·dica·tive·ly adv.

indicative [ɪnˈdɪkətɪv]
adj
1. (usually postpositive; foll by of) serving as a sign; suggestive indicative of trouble ahead
2. (Linguistics / Grammar) Grammar denoting a mood of verbs used chiefly to make statements Compare subjunctive [1]
n
(Linguistics / Grammar) Grammar
a.  the indicative mood
b.  a verb in the indicative mood Abbreviation indic
indicatively  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.indicative - a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact
modality, mood, mode - verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker
Adj.1.indicative - relating to the mood of verbs that is used simple in declarative statements; "indicative mood"
grammar - the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)
2.indicative - (usually followed by `of') pointing out or revealing clearly; "actions indicative of fear"
revealing - showing or making known; "her dress was scanty and revealing"

indicative
adjective suggestive, significant, symptomatic, pointing to, exhibitive, indicatory, indicial Often physical appearance is indicative of how a person feels.
Translations
indicative [ɪnˈdɪkətɪv]
A. ADJ
1. to be indicative of sthser indicio de algo
2. (Ling) [mood] → indicativo
B. N (Ling) → indicativo m
indicative [ɪnˈdɪkətɪv]
adj
to be indicative of sth (= show) → être symptomatique de qch
(GRAMMAR) [verb] → indicatif/ive
n (GRAMMAR)indicatif m
in the indicative → à l'indicatif
indicative
adj
bezeichnend (of für); to be indicative of somethingauf etw (acc)schließen lassen, auf etw (acc)hindeuten; of sb’s characterfür etw bezeichnend sein
(Gram) → indikativisch; indicative moodIndikativ m, → Wirklichkeitsform f
n (Gram) → Indikativ m, → Wirklichkeitsform f; in the indicativeim Indikativ, in der Wirklichkeitsform
indicative [ɪnˈdɪkətɪv]
1. adj
a. to be indicative of sthessere indicativo/a or un indice di qc
b. (Gram) → indicativo/a
2. n (Gram) → indicativo
in the indicative → all'indicativo


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