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in·dic·a·tive
I. \ə̇nˈdikəd.iv, -kətiv\ adjective
Etymology: Middle French indicatif, from Late Latin indicativus, from Latin indicatus (past participle of indicare to indicate) + -ivus -ive
1. : of, relating to, or constituting a verb form or set of verb forms that represents an attitude toward or concern with a denoted act or state as an objective fact : of, relating to, or constituting a verb form or set of verb forms used invariably in simple declarative sentences and in questions that can be answered by simple declarative sentences and often also in a great variety of other situations
< the indicative mood >
< is writing in “is he writing now” is an indicative verb form >
— compare imperative, subjunctive
2. : that indicates : that points out more or less exactly : that reveals fairly clearly or suggests or intimates
< the situation was indicative of the fear, bordering on panic, which had seized the people — F.D.Roosevelt >
• in·dic·a·tive·ly adverb
II. noun
(-s)
: the indicative mood of a language
< writes is in the indicative >
: a form in the indicative mood
< writes is an indicative > |