Meaning of INDICATIVE
| Pronunciation: | | in'dikutiv
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- [n] a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact
- [adj] having a covert or special meaning
- [adj] (grammar) relating to the mood of verbs that is used simple declarative statements; "indicative mood"
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| | Synonyms: | | common mood, declarative, declarative, declarative mood, fact mood, indicative mood, meaningful, significative, suggestive |
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| | See Also: | | modality, mode, mood | |
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\In*dic"a*tive\, a. [L. indicativus: cf. F.
indicatif.]
1. Pointing out; bringing to notice; giving intimation or
knowledge of something not visible or obvious.
That truth is productive of utility, and utility
indicative of truth, may be thus proved. --Bp.
Warburton.
2. (Fine Arts) Suggestive; representing the whole by a part,
as a fleet by a ship, a forest by a tree, etc.
{Indicative mood} (Gram.), that mood or form of the verb
which indicates, that is, which simply affirms or denies
or inquires; as, he writes; he is not writing; has the
mail arrived?
\In*dic"a*tive\, n. (Gram.)
The indicative mood.
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