indicative

Definitions

adj

1

Serving as a sign, indication or suggestion of something.

He had pains indicative of a heart attack.

2

Of, or relating to the indicative mood.

noun

1

The indicative mood.

2

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.

Collocations

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1

(adj.)

VERBS

be

consider sth, interpret sth as, regard sth as, see sth as, take sth as

The company's recent product recalls should be regarded as indicative of serious quality control problems.

ADV

clearly

(not) necessarily

A high fever is not necessarily indicative of a serious illness.

PREP

of

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or s

declarative

adjective — (usually followed by `of') pointing out or revealing clearly

indicatory
revelatory
significative
suggestive

adjective — relating to the mood of verbs that is used simple in declara

declarative

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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01

He had pains indicative of a heart attack.

Wiktionary

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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 im

Wiktionary

03

A high forehead is indicative of great mental power.

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04

In the second-person singular, the perfect active indicative of "laudare" is "laudavisti".

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Macedonian has four verbal moods: indicative, conditional, imperative, and renarrative.

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That the death penalty exists is less indicative of our civilization than that hangmen can be found.

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