indicative

adjective

/ɪnˈdɪkətɪv/

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[not usually before noun] indicative (of something) (formal) showing or suggesting something
- Their failure to act is indicative of their lack of interest.
- The rise in unemployment is seen as indicative of a new economic recession.
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Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- consider something
- interpret something as
- …
adverb
- strongly
- (not) necessarily
preposition
- of
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[only before noun] (grammar) stating a factTopics Languagec2

Word Originlate Middle English: from French indicatif, -ive, from late Latin indicativus, from the verb indicare, from in- ‘towards’ + dicare ‘make known’.

indicative

noun

/ɪnˈdɪkətɪv/

the indicative

[singular] (grammar)

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the form of a verb that states a fact
- In ‘Ben likes school’, the verb ‘like’ is in the indicative.
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Word Originlate Middle English: from French indicatif, -ive, from late Latin indicativus, from the verb indicare, from in- ‘towards’ + dicare ‘make known’.

单词	indicative
释义	indicative adjective /ɪnˈdɪkətɪv/ /ɪnˈdɪkətɪv/ jump to other results [not usually before noun] indicative (of something) (formal) showing or suggesting something Their failure to act is indicative of their lack of interest. The rise in unemployment is seen as indicative of a new economic recession. Topics Suggestions and advicec2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be consider something interpret something as … adverb strongly (not) necessarily preposition of See full entry [only before noun] (grammar) stating a factTopics Languagec2 Word Originlate Middle English: from French indicatif, -ive, from late Latin indicativus, from the verb indicare, from in- ‘towards’ + dicare ‘make known’. indicative noun /ɪnˈdɪkətɪv/ /ɪnˈdɪkətɪv/ the indicative [singular] (grammar) jump to other results the form of a verb that states a fact In ‘Ben likes school’, the verb ‘like’ is in the indicative. Topics Languagec2 Word Originlate Middle English: from French indicatif, -ive, from late Latin indicativus, from the verb indicare, from in- ‘towards’ + dicare ‘make known’.
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