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# indicate

«indicate» in Mova's school dictionary: **To show or point to something** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb (indicate, indicates, indicated, indicating)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To show or point to something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indicate/#m1)

2) To be a sign that something is true or likely. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indicate/#m2)

3) (UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ) To show which way you will turn in a car by using the lights. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indicate/#m3)

4) (formal) To state briefly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indicate/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In maths and science: "the arrow indicates the answer", "the graph indicates a rise". In driving and road safety: "indicate before you turn". Phrases: indicate that, as indicated, indicate left.

### examples

- The arrow indicates which way to go. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indicate/#x1)
- Dark clouds indicate that rain is coming. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indicate/#x2)
- The thermometer indicates 25 degrees. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indicate/#x3)
- The driver indicated left and turned. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indicate/#x4)
- Please indicate your answer with a tick. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indicate/#x5)
- The graph indicates that sales went up. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indicate/#x6)
- A red light indicates that the oven is hot. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indicate/#x7)
- His Roman name, Vulcan, would seem to indicate a connection with the first great metal-working artificer of Biblical history, Tubal-Cain. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indicate/#x8)

### note

Regular verb. Nouns: indication (sign), indicator (a car's turn light, or a pointer). In a maths chart, read what the indicated value is; "indicates" does not mean exactly unless the scale is clear.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «indicate» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indicate/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.