English > indicate: 5 senses > verb 1, communication| Meaning | Be a signal for or a symptom of. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something |
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| Example | "These symptoms indicate a serious illness" |
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| Synonyms | bespeak, betoken, point, signal |
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| Narrower | bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predict | Indicate by signs |
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| mark | Designate as if by a mark |
| Broader | tell | Let something be known |
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| Spanish | apuntar, demostrar, indicar |
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| Catalan | apuntar, demostrar, indicar |
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| Adjectives | indicative | (usually followed by 'of') pointing out or revealing clearly / clearly |
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| Nouns | indication, indicant | something that serves to indicate or suggest |
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| indication | (medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure |
| indicator | a signal for attracting attention |
English > indicate: 5 senses > verb 2, communication| Meaning | Indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody something; Somebody ----s something to somebody; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE |
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| Example | "he indicated his opponents" |
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| Synonyms | point, designate, show |
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| Narrower | finger | Indicate the fingering for the playing of musical scores for keyboard instruments |
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| point | Indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle |
| reflect | manifest or bring back |
| signalize, signalise, point out, call attention | point out carefully and clearly |
| Broader | inform | Impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to |
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| Spanish | apuntar, demostrar, designar, enseñar, indicar, mostrar, presentar, probar, revelar, señalar |
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| Catalan | apuntar, assenyalar, demostrar, designar, ensenyar, indicar, mostrar, presentar, provar, revelar |
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| Nouns | indication | the act of indicating or pointing out by name |
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English > indicate: 5 senses > verb 3, communication| Meaning | To state or express briefly. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE |
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| Example | "indicated his wishes in a letter" |
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| Narrower | call | Indicate a decision in regard to |
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| read, register, show, record | indicate a certain reading |
| signify | make known with a word or signal |
| Broader | inform | Impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to |
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| Opposite | contraindicate | make a treatment inadvisable |
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| Spanish | apuntar, demostrar, indicar |
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| Catalan | apuntar, demostrar, indicar |
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English > indicate: 5 senses > verb 4, communication| Meaning | Give evidence of. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
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| Example | "The results indicate the need for more work" |
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| Synonym | argue |
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| Broader | present, represent, lay out | bring forward and present to the mind |
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| Spanish | apuntar, argumentar, demostrar, indicar, señalar |
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| Catalan | apuntar, demostrar, indicar |
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| Adjectives | indicative | (usually followed by 'of') pointing out or revealing clearly / clearly |
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| Nouns | indication | a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument |
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| indication, indicant | something that serves to indicate or suggest |
| indication | something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary |
