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–adjective

1.	showing, signifying, or pointing out; expressive or suggestive (usually fol. by of): behavior indicative of mental disorder.

2.	Grammar. noting or pertaining to the mood of the verb used for ordinary objective statements, questions, etc., as the verb plays in John plays football. Compare imperative (def. 3), subjunctive (def. 1).

–noun Grammar.

3.	the indicative mood.

4.	a verb in the indicative.

[Origin: 1520–30; < LL indicātīvus. See indicate, -ive

]

—Related forms

in·dic·a·tive·ly, adverb

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in·dic·a·tive Audio Help (ĭn-dĭk'ə-tĭv) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Serving to indicate: symptoms indicative of anemia; an insignia indicative of high rank.
Grammar Of, relating to, or being the mood of the verb used in ordinary objective statements.

n. Grammar

The indicative mood.
A verb in the indicative mood.

in·dic'a·tive·ly adv.

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indicative
adjective
1.	relating to the mood of verbs that is used simple in declarative statements; "indicative mood"
2.	(usually followed by 'of') pointing out or revealing clearly; "actions indicative of fear"
noun
1.	a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact [syn: indicative mood]

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
indicative [inˈdikətiv] adjective, noun

describing verbs which occur as parts of statements and questions
Example: In `I ran home' and `Are you going?' `ran' and `are going' are indicative (verbs).

Arabic:	صيغَه دَلاليَّه
Chinese (Simplified):	动词的陈述语气形式;可表示的
Chinese (Traditional):	動詞陳述語氣(的)
Czech:	indikativ(ní)
Danish:	indikativ
Dutch:	aantonende wijs
Estonian:	kindel kõneviis
Finnish:	indikatiivi
French:	indicatif
German:	indikativisch
Greek:	οριστική (γραμμ.)
Hungarian:	jelentő mód
Icelandic:	framsögu-
Indonesian:	indikatif
Italian:	indicativo

Japanese:	直説法の
Korean:	직설법의; 직설법
Latvian:	indikatīvs; īstenības-; īstenības izteiksme
Lithuanian:	tiesioginė nuosaka
Norwegian:	indikativ
Polish:	(tryb) oznajmujący
Portuguese (Brazil):	indicativo
Portuguese (Portugal):	indicativo
Romanian:	indicativ
Russian:	изъявительный
Slovak:	oznamovací spôsob; indikatív
Slovenian:	povedni naklon
Spanish:	indicativo
Swedish:	indikativ
Turkish:	(bildirme kipinde fiiller): gösteren, belirten

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Indicative

In*dic"a*tive\, a. [L. indicativus: cf. F. indicatif.]

1. Pointing out; bringing to notice; giving intimation or knowledge of something not visible or obvious.

That truth is productive of utility, and utility indicative of truth, may be thus proved. --Bp. Warburton.

2. (Fine Arts) Suggestive; representing the whole by a part, as a fleet by a ship, a forest by a tree, etc.

Indicative mood (Gram.), that mood or form of the verb which indicates, that is, which simply affirms or denies or inquires; as, he writes; he is not writing; has the mail arrived?

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Indicative

In*dic"a*tive\, n. (Gram.) The indicative mood.

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