INDICATIVE


Meaning of INDICATIVE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ɪndɪkətɪv ]

1.

If one thing is indicative of another, it suggests what the other thing is likely to be. ( FORMAL )

The result was indicative of a strong retail market...

ADJ : usu v-link ADJ , usu ADJ of n / wh

2.

In grammar, a clause that is in the indicative , or in the indicative mood , has a subject followed by a verb group. Examples are ‘I’m hungry’ and ‘She was followed’. Clauses of this kind are typically used to make statements.

N-SING : the N

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