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to indicate

to indicate

434 3.1
Point to a place, person, direction or thing
  • verb
  • /ˈɪndɪˌkeɪt/
translation icon : señalar
  • The map clearly indicates where the nearest gas station is located.
  • arrows indicate

And the colours indicate disease or normal.

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Examples

  • The red line indicates the cost each month to rent.

  • Would you mind indicating that here?

    The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)

  • So I can indicate that this value here is five.

  • So let's go ahead and indicate this one here is F of X.

  • Let's draw some lines to just indicate how this looks.

  • For grand strategies to matter, they have to indicate a change in policy.

    Academic text (2011)

  • If my health line is faint, does it indicate poor health?

  • The guide indicates that the paths have beautiful views.

    Timber Falls (2007)

  • Additionally, the majority of teachers indicated they planned lessons with student differences in mind.

    Academic text (2013)

  • The dots represented on Figure 1 indicate points of instruction, learning tasks, and assessments.

    Academic text (2013)

Synonyms

to show
vsto indicate
∞ 1.0

To point out where something or someone is

is more about directly drawing attention rather than just making something known
to point
vsto indicate
∞ 1.0

To show or direct attention to something

is broader and also covers non-gestural ways to make places or people known
to point out
vsto indicate
∞ 1.8

To tell someone about something important or show it to them

is used more generally, not always with careful or clear emphasis
to represent
vsto indicate
395 3.4

Be a symbol of something, for example a dove for peace

is used for symbolic or formal standing for rather than making physical locations known
to signify
vsto indicate
82 3.7

To be a sign of something, often by a word, action or symbol

focuses on making a place, person, or thing noticed rather than meaning something abstract
to designate
vsto indicate
50 4.6

To show a place or direction

is identical in meaning and use to that expression in many contexts
to denote
vsto indicate
27 4.4

To be a sign or symbol of something

directs attention to actual places or people rather than serving only as a symbol
to point the way
vsto indicate
11 3.0

To show the right path or direction to follow

is more general and applies beyond giving route or method guidance

Antonyms

to obscure
86 7.0

Make something hard to see or understand

How Clearly

to pinpoint
123 4.0
to identify
∞ 1.8
to indicate
434 3.1
to point
∞ 1.0
to signal
138 3.0
to gesture
62 3.0

Surface Forms

indicate infinitive
indicated past
indicated past participle
indicating present participle
indicates third person singular

Etymology

Indicate comes from the Latin indicāre, 'to point out', the same root as index. So to indicate a place or person is to point them out, like using your finger to show where they are.