Definitions for indicative
ɪnˈdɪk ə tɪvin·dica·tive

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.8 / 4 votes

1. indicative mood, indicative, declarative mood, declarative, common mood, fact moodadjective

   a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact

2. indicative, declarativeadjective

   relating to the mood of verbs that is used simple in declarative statements

   "indicative mood"

3. indicative, indicatory, revelatory, significative, suggestiveadjective

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

   "actions indicative of fear"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. indicativenoun

   the indicative mood

2. indicativeadjective

   serving as a sign, indication or suggestion of something

   He had pains indicative of a heart attack.

3. indicativeadjective

   of, or relating to the indicative mood

4. Etymology: From indicativus.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Indicativeadjective

   Etymology: indicativus, Lat.

   1. Showing; informing; pointing out.2. [In grammar.] A certain modification of a verb, expressing affirmation or indication.

   The verb is formed in a certain manner to affirm, deny, or interrogate; which formation, from the principal use of it, is called the indicative mood. John Clarke, Lat. Gram.

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1. indicative

   Indicative is an adjective that describes or suggests something as being indicative of a certain condition, fact, or state. It is used to indicate or demonstrate something and serves as evidence or a signal of a particular situation or outcome.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Indicativeadjective

   pointing out; bringing to notice; giving intimation or knowledge of something not visible or obvious

2. Indicativeadjective

   suggestive; representing the whole by a part, as a fleet by a ship, a forest by a tree, etc

3. Indicativenoun

   the indicative mood

4. Etymology: [L. indicativus: cf. F. indicatif.]

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1. • Grammar

How to pronounce indicative?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say indicative in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of indicative in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of indicative in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of indicative in a Sentence

1. Frank Coleman:

   But it is indicative of the innovations that are going on throughout the distilled spirits industry.

2. Danielle Atkinson:

   If we teach a generation of young people that, after the Civil War, the Emancipation Proclamation and all of the events of the 1860s, attempts to integrate free people failed and there were repressive laws enacted that weren't repealed for almost a century, then we're going to have different conversations, we're going to have historical context for why the country is the way it is, instead of thinking that the fact that Black people are at the bottom of every metric is indicative of our deficit or our inferiority.

3. Eleanor Holmes Norton:

   Although formerly enslaved Americans paid for this statue, the design and sculpting process was done without their input or participation, and it shows, the statue fails to depict how enslaved African Americans pressed for their own emancipation. At the time, they had only recently been liberated from slavery and were grateful for any recognition of their freedom. However, in his keynote address at the unveiling of the statue, Frederick Douglass pointedly did not praise the statue, and, indeed, in private remarks, went as far as to say, it ‘showed the Negro on his knee when a more manly attitude would have been indicative of freedom.’.

4. Giuseppe Loprete:

   This case is indicative of the difficulties of these journeys, even before reaching the boats in Libya, we have to ask ourselves how many people have died (are dying) in the desert even before making it to the Mediterranean. We don't think this is an isolated case but without a systematic collection of information or without a 'rescue' operation we will never know how many migrants could be possibly missing.

5. Arif Khan:

   We don’t want his world to be focused on how we combat negative stereotypes against us, we want him to be a person indicative of what true Islamic and American values are.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=indicative
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Indicative
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=indicative
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/indicative