indicative
English
Alternative forms
- (abbreviation, grammar): ind.
Etymology
From Middle French indicatif, from Late Latin indicātīvus.
Pronunciation
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Audio (Southern England): (file)
Adjective
indicative (comparative more indicative, superlative most indicative)
- serving as a sign, indication or suggestion of something
- He had pains indicative of a heart attack.
- (grammar) of, or relating to the indicative mood
Derived terms
Translations
serving as a sign
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of, or relating to the indicative mood
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Noun
indicative (countable and uncountable, plural indicatives)
- (grammar, uncountable) The indicative mood.
- (grammar, countable) A term in the indicative mood.
- 2018, James Lambert, “Anglo-Indian slang in dictionaries on historical principles”, in World Englishes, volume 37, page 253:
- The fact that imperative forms were taken into English as indicatives suggests that the English speakers using the Hindustani verbs were most familiar (in some cases perhaps only familiar) with the imperative form.
Derived terms
Translations
the indicative mood
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Further reading
- indicative on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Adjective
indicative
Italian
Adjective
indicative
Anagrams
Latin
Adjective
indicātīve
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