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Indicative - English meaning

Indicative – definitions in English dictionary

adjective

Serving as a sign or indication of something.

Usage examples:

Having recurrent dreams is not necessarily indicative of any psychological problem

Synonims:

SymptomaticExpressiveSuggestiveEvocativeTypicalCharacteristicRepresentativeSymbolicEmblematicIndicatory
adjective

Denoting a mood of verbs expressing simple statement of a fact.

Usage examples:

If a regular pronoun and indicative mood are used, it shows that the speaker asserts that the repor…
noun

A verb in the indicative mood.

Usage examples:

Thus, if a language has long-distance reflexivization with indicatives, then it will necessarily ha…
noun

The mood (= form) of a verb used in ordinary statements and questions

Usage examples:

In the sentence "we walked home," the verb "walked" is in the indicative., resumption of the talks …
adjective

Being a sign that something exists, is true, or will probably happen

Usage examples:

Indicative of sth the fall in demand is indicative of a broader trend in consumer spending., indica…

Indicative translation into English

Indicative: translate from English into Chinese

Translate indicative into Chinese (Simplified)}
指示性的, 表示 ... 的

Indicative: translate from English into Dutch

Translate indicative into Dutch}
Indicatief, Aantonende wijs, Wijzing, Aanwijzen-

Indicative: translate from English into French

Translate indicative into French}
Indicatif, Révélateur

Indicative: translate from English into German

Translate indicative into German}
Indikativ, Bezeichnend, Anzeigend, Hinweisend, Andeutend, Wirklichkeitsform

Indicative: translate from English into Hindi

Translate indicative into Hindi}
सूचक, निर्देशात्मक, निर्देशक, परिचायक, दर्शक

Indicative: translate from English into Italian

Translate indicative into Italian}
Indicativo, Orientativo, Sintomatico

Indicative: translate from English into Korean

Translate indicative into Korean}
암시적, 지시하는, 직설법의

Indicative: translate from English into Russian

Translate indicative into Russian}
Ориентировочный, Указывающий, Показывающий, Изъявительный, Изъявительное наклонение

Indicative: translate from English into Spanish

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Indicativo, Demostrativo

Word origin

late Middle English: from French indicatif, -ive, from late Latin indicativus, from the verb indicare (see indicate).

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Indicative – similar words

indic

adjective

Relating to or denoting the group of indo-european languages comprising sanskrit and the modern indian languages that are its descendants.

Usage examples:

Gypsies speak romany, an indic language of the indo-european language family.
noun

The indic language group.

Usage examples:

If there are applications in indic, operating system vendors will build the fundamental capabilitie…
Indic - all meanings in English

Indicative synonims

characteristic

adjective

Typical of a particular person, place, or thing.

Usage examples:

He began with a characteristic attack on extremism
noun

A feature or quality belonging typically to a person, place, or thing and serving to identify them.

Usage examples:

Certain defining characteristics of the school emerge from the study
Characteristic - all meanings in English

emblematic

adjective

Serving as a symbol of a particular quality or concept; symbolic.

Usage examples:

This case is emblematic of a larger problem
adjective

Representing a particular person, group, or idea

Usage examples:

Emblematic of a sword is emblematic of power gained by violence.
Emblematic - all meanings in English

evocative

ɪˈvɒk.ə.tɪv

adjective

Bringing strong images, memories, or feelings to mind.

Usage examples:

Powerfully evocative lyrics
adjective

Making you remember or imagine something pleasant

Usage examples:

Evocative music, a sound evocative of the sea
Evocative - all meanings in English

expressive

adjective

Effectively conveying thought or feeling.

Usage examples:

She has big expressive eyes
adjective

Showing your feelings in your voice, behavior, or appearance

Usage examples:

His singing was beautiful and expressive.
Expressive - all meanings in English

indicatory

adjective

Rare term for indicative.

Indicatory - all meanings in English

representative

adjective

Typical of a class, group, or body of opinion.

Usage examples:

Churchill was not properly representative of influential opinion in britain
noun

A person chosen or appointed to act or speak for another or others.

Usage examples:

The duke of gloucester would attend the coronation as the representative of his father, king george v
noun

A member of the us house of representatives; a congressman or congresswoman

Usage examples:

The company has representatives in most european capitals., a good political poll is based on a rep…
Representative - all meanings in English

suggestive

adjective

Tending to suggest an idea.

Usage examples:

There were various suggestive pieces of evidence
adjective

Causing you to think about something

Usage examples:

They said they had no intention of hiding the facts, but their behavior was suggestive of the oppos…
Suggestive - all meanings in English

symbolic

adjective

Serving as a symbol.

Usage examples:

A repeating design symbolic of eternity
Symbolic - all meanings in English

symptomatic

adjective

Serving as a symptom or sign, especially of something undesirable.

Usage examples:

These difficulties are symptomatic of fundamental problems
adjective

If something bad is symptomatic of something else, it is caused by the other thing and is proof that it exists

Usage examples:

Jealousy within a relationship is usually symptomatic of low self-esteem in one of the partners., s…
Symptomatic - all meanings in English

typical

ˈtɪp.ɪ.kəl

adjective

Having the distinctive qualities of a particular type of person or thing.

Usage examples:

A typical day
adjective

Showing the characteristics of a particular kind of person or thing

Usage examples:

He looked like the typical tourist with his camera and baseball cap., this dish is typical of south…
adjective

Showing all the characteristics that you would usually expect from a particular group of things

Usage examples:

I must look like the typical tourist with my shorts and my camera., this kind of hot and spicy food…
Typical - all meanings in English

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