indicativeadj.n.

Brit.

/ɪnˈdɪkətɪv/,

/ˈɪndɪkeɪtɪv/, U.S.

/ᵻnˈdɪkədɪv/

Etymology: < French indicatif, -ive (Oresme, 14th cent.) = Spanish indicativo , Italian indicativo , < Latin indicātīvus (in sense A. 1 below), < indicāt- : see indicate adj. and -ive suffix. The first pronunciation is that used in sense A. 1; the second is frequent, though not exclusive, in sense A. 2, in which it is recognized by Smart, 1836.

A. adj.

a. Grammar. That points out, states, or declares: applied to that mood of a verb of which the essential function is to state a relation of objective fact between the subject and predicate (as opposed to a relation merely conceived, thought of, or wished, by the speaker).

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showing?a1425

indicative1530

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 84 The indicative mode they use whan they shewe or tell a thyng to be done.

1669 J. Milton Accedence 17 The Indicative Mood sheweth or declareth, as Laudo I praise.

1705 E. Hickeringill Priest-craft 13 The original Greek Word, translated search, may as well be translated in the Indicative Mood.

1876 C. P. Mason Eng. Gram. (ed. 21) 62 (note) In modern English it is getting..more and more common to use the Indicative Mood in cases where the Subjunctive would be more correct.

1892 H. Sweet New Eng. Gram. I. 105 The statement he comes is in the ‘indicative’ mood.

b. Of a form of statement: Having the verb in the indicative mood; assertive of objective fact.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > mood > [adjective] > indicative > of statement

indicative1651

1651 Bp. J. Taylor Clerus Domini vii. 45 The instance of Isaac blessing Jacob, which in the severall parts was expressed in all forms, indicative, optative, enunciative.

1872 O. Shipley Gloss. Eccl. Terms at Absolvo te It is a matter of controversy whether the indicative or the precative form of absolution was the earliest.

a. That indicates, points out, or directs; that hints or suggests. †indicative day (see quot. and cf. indicant adj.).

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > indication > pointing out > [adjective]

indicative1624

referential1660

indicatory1742

indicating1753

society > communication > information > hint or covert suggestion > [adjective]

glancing1596

allusive1607

indicative1624

suggestive1631

insinuative1649

suspicious1663

hinting1820

subindicative1822

subtextual1950

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > [noun] > stage of disease > crisis

statea1400

crise?1541

crisis1543

judgement1547

judging day1547

vigour1563

fit1578

indicative day1624

station1651

status1663

acme1682

judicatory1684

solution1842

1624 Bp. F. White Replie to Iesuit Fishers Answere 525 It is a Precept indicatiue, or significatiue, what is fit to be done, but not obligant.

1647 W. Lilly Christian Astrol. xlvii. 292 It was the first Indicative day, wherein the Physician might expect how the disease then would shew it selfe.

1653 R. Saunders Physiognomie i. 11 The next is called Index, the indicative or demonstrative finger, because with it we point at any thing.

1713 Ld. Shaftesbury Notion Hist. Draught Judgm. Hercules iv. 27 That which we..have already term'd her persuasive or indicative Effort.

1747 S. Richardson Clarissa I. xii. 67 I shall pass over these whole hundred of his puerile rogueries, altho' indicative ones, as I may say.

1865 W. Collins Armadale iv. v The lawyer's indicative snuff-box was..in one of his hands, as he opened the door with the other.

b. Furnishing indications of; suggestive of.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > indication > [adjective] > indicating or indicative of

talkative1509

indicant1607

denotative1611

indicative1665

notifying1680

expressive1713

indicating1753

impressive1791

indicatory1798

redolent1828

denotive1830

indiciala1849

indexical1897

1665 J. Spencer Disc. Prodigies (ed. 2) 315 There are no such indicative Signs of any changes in States and times as mention hath been made of.

1773 Ann. Reg. 1772 8/2 These transactions seemed indicative of some such consequences as followed.

1812 H. Davy Elements Chem. Philos. 7 The earlier philosophical work of the Romans, as if indicative of the youth of the people, is marked by power and genius, by boldness and incorrectness.

1882 B. F. Westcott Gospel according to St. John Introd. p. viii The portraiture of the people in the fourth Gospel is no less indicative of its Jewish authorship.

c. Economics (now chiefly Stock Market). Designating a price, offer, etc., which is not fixed or unalterable but is usually considered as an indicator of what something may ultimately sell for or be worth.

ΚΠ

1922 N.Y. Times 16 Apr. vii. 5/1 Most firms refuse to fix a definitive price and give only what they call ‘indicative prices’.

1941 Southern Econ. Jrnl. 8 221 An ‘indicative’ price list was also issued. It was voluntary and included the highest practicable prices for various commodities.

1986 Toronto Star (Nexis) 24 Dec. b3 The Paris Stockbrokers Association said..it had been forced to set a purely indicative bid price at the close of the session.

2004 Drapers Rec. & Menswear 24 Apr. 5/2 Lloyds Development Capital has received a number of expressions of interest..ahead of an April 23 deadline for indicative offers.

B. n. Grammar.

The indicative mood; an instance of this, a verb in the indicative mood.

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the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > mood > [noun] > indicative

indicative1530

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 99 The first parson singular of the indiffinite tense of the indicative.

a1679 Poole in C. H. Spurgeon Treasury of David (1870) I. Ps. xxv The infinitive is here thought to be put for the future tense of the indicative.

1870 W. F. Moulton tr. Winer Gram. N.T. Greek iii. xli The indicative denotes the actual, the conjunctive and optative that which is merely possible.

1879 H. J. Roby Gram. Latin Lang. II. 235 Principal clauses which contain an indicative or imperative.

1892 H. Sweet New Eng. Gram. I. 107 The inflections of the English verb are so scanty that..the distinction between indicative and subjunctive is very slight.

Compounds

indicative planning n. Economics a process by which a government produces forecasts of economic activities in various sectors, in order to persuade firms favourable market conditions exist for the making of investments.

ΚΠ

1969 W. W. Haynes & J. L. Massie Management (ed. 2) xi. 267 When, in the literature on French planning, reference is made to ‘indicative’ planning, presumably what is meant is this combination of forecasting, [etc.].

2002 J. D. Schmidt in E. T. Gomez Polit. Business in East Asia ii. 69 In carrying out indicative planning, the Economic Planning Agency had a number of policy instruments at its disposal.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	indicative
释义	indicativeadj.n. Brit. /ɪnˈdɪkətɪv/, /ˈɪndɪkeɪtɪv/, U.S. /ᵻnˈdɪkədɪv/ Etymology: < French indicatif, -ive (Oresme, 14th cent.) = Spanish indicativo , Italian indicativo , < Latin indicātīvus (in sense A. 1 below), < indicāt- : see indicate adj. and -ive suffix. The first pronunciation is that used in sense A. 1; the second is frequent, though not exclusive, in sense A. 2, in which it is recognized by Smart, 1836. A. adj. 1. a. Grammar. That points out, states, or declares: applied to that mood of a verb of which the essential function is to state a relation of objective fact between the subject and predicate (as opposed to a relation merely conceived, thought of, or wished, by the speaker). ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > mood > [adjective] > indicative showing?a1425 indicative1530 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 84 The indicative mode they use whan they shewe or tell a thyng to be done. 1669 J. Milton Accedence 17 The Indicative Mood sheweth or declareth, as Laudo I praise. 1705 E. Hickeringill Priest-craft 13 The original Greek Word, translated search, may as well be translated in the Indicative Mood. 1876 C. P. Mason Eng. Gram. (ed. 21) 62 (note) In modern English it is getting..more and more common to use the Indicative Mood in cases where the Subjunctive would be more correct. 1892 H. Sweet New Eng. Gram. I. 105 The statement he comes is in the ‘indicative’ mood. b. Of a form of statement: Having the verb in the indicative mood; assertive of objective fact. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > mood > [adjective] > indicative > of statement indicative1651 1651 Bp. J. Taylor Clerus Domini vii. 45 The instance of Isaac blessing Jacob, which in the severall parts was expressed in all forms, indicative, optative, enunciative. 1872 O. Shipley Gloss. Eccl. Terms at Absolvo te It is a matter of controversy whether the indicative or the precative form of absolution was the earliest. 2. a. That indicates, points out, or directs; that hints or suggests. †indicative day (see quot. and cf. indicant adj.). ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > pointing out > [adjective] indicative1624 referential1660 indicatory1742 indicating1753 society > communication > information > hint or covert suggestion > [adjective] glancing1596 allusive1607 indicative1624 suggestive1631 insinuative1649 suspicious1663 hinting1820 subindicative1822 subtextual1950 the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > [noun] > stage of disease > crisis statea1400 crise?1541 crisis1543 judgement1547 judging day1547 vigour1563 fit1578 indicative day1624 station1651 status1663 acme1682 judicatory1684 solution1842 1624 Bp. F. White Replie to Iesuit Fishers Answere 525 It is a Precept indicatiue, or significatiue, what is fit to be done, but not obligant. 1647 W. Lilly Christian Astrol. xlvii. 292 It was the first Indicative day, wherein the Physician might expect how the disease then would shew it selfe. 1653 R. Saunders Physiognomie i. 11 The next is called Index, the indicative or demonstrative finger, because with it we point at any thing. 1713 Ld. Shaftesbury Notion Hist. Draught Judgm. Hercules iv. 27 That which we..have already term'd her persuasive or indicative Effort. 1747 S. Richardson Clarissa I. xii. 67 I shall pass over these whole hundred of his puerile rogueries, altho' indicative ones, as I may say. 1865 W. Collins Armadale iv. v The lawyer's indicative snuff-box was..in one of his hands, as he opened the door with the other. b. Furnishing indications of; suggestive of. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > [adjective] > indicating or indicative of talkative1509 indicant1607 denotative1611 indicative1665 notifying1680 expressive1713 indicating1753 impressive1791 indicatory1798 redolent1828 denotive1830 indiciala1849 indexical1897 1665 J. Spencer Disc. Prodigies (ed. 2) 315 There are no such indicative Signs of any changes in States and times as mention hath been made of. 1773 Ann. Reg. 1772 8/2 These transactions seemed indicative of some such consequences as followed. 1812 H. Davy Elements Chem. Philos. 7 The earlier philosophical work of the Romans, as if indicative of the youth of the people, is marked by power and genius, by boldness and incorrectness. 1882 B. F. Westcott Gospel according to St. John Introd. p. viii The portraiture of the people in the fourth Gospel is no less indicative of its Jewish authorship. c. Economics (now chiefly Stock Market). Designating a price, offer, etc., which is not fixed or unalterable but is usually considered as an indicator of what something may ultimately sell for or be worth. ΚΠ 1922 N.Y. Times 16 Apr. vii. 5/1 Most firms refuse to fix a definitive price and give only what they call ‘indicative prices’. 1941 Southern Econ. Jrnl. 8 221 An ‘indicative’ price list was also issued. It was voluntary and included the highest practicable prices for various commodities. 1986 Toronto Star (Nexis) 24 Dec. b3 The Paris Stockbrokers Association said..it had been forced to set a purely indicative bid price at the close of the session. 2004 Drapers Rec. & Menswear 24 Apr. 5/2 Lloyds Development Capital has received a number of expressions of interest..ahead of an April 23 deadline for indicative offers. B. n. Grammar. The indicative mood; an instance of this, a verb in the indicative mood. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > mood > [noun] > indicative indicative1530 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 99 The first parson singular of the indiffinite tense of the indicative. a1679 Poole in C. H. Spurgeon Treasury of David (1870) I. Ps. xxv The infinitive is here thought to be put for the future tense of the indicative. 1870 W. F. Moulton tr. Winer Gram. N.T. Greek iii. xli The indicative denotes the actual, the conjunctive and optative that which is merely possible. 1879 H. J. Roby Gram. Latin Lang. II. 235 Principal clauses which contain an indicative or imperative. 1892 H. Sweet New Eng. Gram. I. 107 The inflections of the English verb are so scanty that..the distinction between indicative and subjunctive is very slight. Compounds indicative planning n. Economics a process by which a government produces forecasts of economic activities in various sectors, in order to persuade firms favourable market conditions exist for the making of investments. ΚΠ 1969 W. W. Haynes & J. L. Massie Management (ed. 2) xi. 267 When, in the literature on French planning, reference is made to ‘indicative’ planning, presumably what is meant is this combination of forecasting, [etc.]. 2002 J. D. Schmidt in E. T. Gomez Polit. Business in East Asia ii. 69 In carrying out indicative planning, the Economic Planning Agency had a number of policy instruments at its disposal. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1530
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