indicate

present (v1)

indicate

past (v2)

indicated

past participle (v3)

indicated

present participle

indicating

3rd person singular

indicates

1. 1.To point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to show; to make known.

   • The guard blew his whistle to indicate imminent departure.
   • With just the turn of a shoulder she indicated the water front, where, at the end of the dock on which they stood, lay the good ship, Mount Vernon, river packet, the black smoke already pouring from her stacks.
   • Many genes with reproductive roles also have antibacterial and immune functions, which indicate that the threat of microbial attack on the sperm or egg may be a major influence on rapid evolution during reproduction.

2. 2.To show or manifest by symptoms.

   • Great prostration of strength indicates the use of stimulants.

3. 3.To point to as the proper remedies.

   • It was strange to buy things I used to consider luxuries but were now medically indicated, like air conditioning and well-made shoes.

4. 4.To signal in a vehicle the desire to turn right or left.

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