indicative
adj/ɪnˈdɪk.ə.tɪv/US
Etymology
From Middle French indicatif, from Late Latin indicātīvus. By surface analysis, indicate + -ive.
- derived from indicativus
- derived from indicatif
Definitions
Serving as a sign, indication or suggestion of something.
- He had pains indicative of a heart attack.
Of, or relating to the indicative mood.
The indicative mood.
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A term in the indicative mood.
- 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.
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No curated loop yet for indicative. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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