I. in ‧ dic ‧ a ‧ tive 1 AC /ɪnˈdɪkətɪv/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable] technical
the form of a verb that is used to make statements. For example, in the sentences ‘Penny passed her test,’ and ‘Michael likes cake,’ the verbs ‘passed’ and ‘likes’ are in the indicative.
II. indicative 2 AC BrE AmE adjective
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ indication , ↑ indicator ; verb : ↑ indicate ; adjective : ↑ indicative ]
1 . be indicative of something to be a clear sign that a particular situation exists or that something is likely to be true:
This behaviour is indicative of her whole attitude, I’m afraid.
2 . technical an indicative verb form is used for making statements