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indicate
in‧di‧cate S3 W1 AC /ˈɪndəkeɪt, ˈɪndɪkeɪt/ verb [Word Family: noun: indication, indicator; verb: indicate; adjective: indicative] [date : 1600-1700; Language : Latin; Origin : past participle of indicare, from dicare 'to say publicly or officially'] 1. [TRANSITIVE] to show that a particular situation exists, or that something is likely to be true indicate (that) ▪ Research indicates that over 81% of teachers are dissatisfied with their salary. ▪ Long skid marks on the pavement indicated the driver had attempted to brake. ▪ The study indicates a connection between poverty and crime.
2. [TRANSITIVE] to say or do something to make your wishes, intentions etc clear: ▪ The Russians have already indicated their willingness to cooperate. ▪ Professor Johnson has indicated his intention to retire at the end of next year. indicate (that) ▪ Ralph patted the sofa to indicate that she should join him. ▪ Please indicate your preference on the booking form.
3. [TRANSITIVE] to direct someone’s attention to something or someone, for example by pointing: ▪ ‘That’s her,’ said Toby, indicating a girl on the other side of the room.
4. [TRANSITIVE] to represent something: ▪ Sales targets are indicated on the graph by a vertical dotted line.
5. [INTRANSITIVE AND TRANSITIVE] British English to show the direction in which you intend to turn in a vehicle, using lights or your hands SYN signal: ▪ Don’t forget to indicate before you pull out.
verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a poll shows/indicates/suggests sth ▪ Polls show that older voters are most concerned about economic issues. a study suggests/indicates sth ▪ A British study suggests that older drivers are safer drivers. an analysis suggests/indicates sth ▪ Our analysis suggests that these problems are widespread. data indicates/suggests sth ▪ Our data indicates that weather patterns are likely to get more extreme. indicate the presence of sth/sb ▪ These plants indicate the presence of underground water. statistics show/indicate sth ▪ Statistics show that 80 percent of dog attacks take place in the home. COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ADVERB already ▪ Hockey Training for the event has already indicated that the hockey standard will be better than 12 months ago. ▪ By far the greater portion of the feeling-desire element comes from levels below consciousness, as we have already indicated. ▪ Ownership did not pass to Butterworth who by his letter had already indicated that he regarded his contract as repudiated. ▪ The administration's treatment of the National Fire Plan already indicates how budget cuts put new pressures on Congress. ▪ The examples above have already indicated this: politicians, officials, even trade unionists, work closely with journalists. ▪ As I have already indicated in the main text of this article, there are real users of high resolution page printers. ▪ We have already indicated that we would now like to have a session with teachers and principal teachers. ▪ He says that some bank lenders and creditors have already indicated they are prepared to lend more money to the company. also ▪ The increasing number of units participating in the system also indicates an interest in the management awareness profiles. ▪ I have also indicated a photon reaching the earth from a distant star. ▪ They also indicate that, despite this, the courts will often just substitute their own opinion. ▪ It also indicates some of the advantages and disadvantages of the particular measurements. ▪ Our data also indicate that the operation may be justified in distal disease if urgency is socially inconvenient. ▪ He also indicated they could not agree on all the details of a bid. ▪ A survey of doctors in eight cities also indicated a high level of ignorance. ▪ At the same time it also indicates a polarisation of national identities. as ▪ Increasing disability with age means a growing dependency on others, as indicated in Table 7. ▪ As indicated in the Preface, we are concerned only in introducing the subject to the reader. ▪ He saw it as indicating the travel weariness of the great adventurer. ▪ For most systems the manual is best divided into parts as indicated in Table 1.17. ▪ He suffered, like Vincent, from depressive attacks, of a kind now seen as indicating acute anxiety neurosis. ▪ Broadly speaking there are two types of small body, as indicated in Figure 8.2, asteroids and comet debris. ▪ As indicated at the beginning of this chapter, Gelman's plays treat contemporary social and economic themes in their political context. ▪ As indicated above the teachers and schools have no control over the criteria and methods, nor indeed the report. clearly ▪ This clearly indicates that, in these cases, the singularity in this region is a non-scalar curvature singularity. ▪ Every act and movement of the Union commander... clearly indicated his purpose to discard bullets and depend upon bayonets. ▪ But progress has varied dramatically, as various demographic surveys clearly indicate. ▪ This book clearly indicates the problems, and some of the ways they might be solved. ▪ But the record clearly indicates that ordinance came about primarily due to the efforts of McKasson and Councilman Steve Leal. ▪ On the other hand, they can clearly indicate differences in ways of doing something. ▪ When this point is reached, the patient is classified into a different category, for which therapy is clearly indicated. how ▪ The slope of the line indicates how efficiently an organization implements an idea's growth from origination through commercialization. ▪ The court cases discussed indicate how judges have been resolving conflicts on these issues. ▪ The amount of yellow and green in a picture indicates how many sites are changing from one generation to the next. ▪ The manual for the drive will indicate how to set these switches. ▪ Since the principal function of grammar is to indicate how units of meaning are to be combined, this is scarcely surprising. ▪ The administration's treatment of the National Fire Plan already indicates how budget cuts put new pressures on Congress. ▪ Furthermore, the intensity of the waggle indicates how far along that line the food will be found. ▪ The burden of the essay will be merely to indicate how voluntarism can succeed in academic circles. where ▪ Light shading indicates where temperatures are below 195K and dark shading where temperatures are below 190K. ▪ He pointed toward the heavens to indicate where they are. ▪ These are available where indicated on the individual Club pages for a first child sharing a room with 2 adults. ▪ Red dots on the map indicate where the places on the list are located. ▪ Again the formal committee structure of local government indicates where authority is located. ▪ Take anything that can indicate where you might go. ▪ It helps everyone get started if there are notes indicating where and how video materials would fit into the syllabus. ▪ Not only is the book up to date - it also indicates where future developments may lie. NOUN data ▪ In addition, our data indicate genetic heterogeneity of gastric ulcer disease. ▪ As the data on falling wages indicate, the unskilled in the first world are on their way to becoming marginalized. ▪ Our data indicate that cytokines are among the many proteins that bind to endothelial surfaces in a GAG-dependent fashion. ▪ Surveys and test data indicate that the district is headed in the right direction. ▪ General Household Survey data indicate that the major provider of care for the elderly in Britain is the family. ▪ Our data also indicate that the operation may be justified in distal disease if urgency is socially inconvenient. ▪ Teesside Operations has no data to indicate that Wilton operations is the cause of any ill health in the surrounding community. ▪ Preliminary data indicates performance has been compromised in comparison with Windows 3.1. evidence ▪ Policy implications Current evidence indicates that older people are more healthy than popular stereotypes suggest. ▪ Anecdotal evidence indicates a crime rate that, by Western standards, is infinitesimal. ▪ There is also a considerable amount of evidence to indicate that patients themselves see communication as a crucial part of their care. ▪ There is sufficient evidence to indicate that students may differ markedly in the ways they set about learning. ▪ The available empirical evidence indicates that all three explanations have some validity. ▪ There is abundant evidence to indicate that Jude followed suit. ▪ There is a great deal of evidence which indicates that experiences in early childhood are very important, and that the effects are long-lasting. figures ▪ These figures serve to indicate a relative order of magnitude. ▪ The latest figures indicate companies are beginning to rehire. ▪ These figures do indicate that divorce is more popular. ▪ Consumers are certainly aware now, as booming sales and rental figures indicate. ▪ Fortunately he is now fully recovered and will take all the beating as he is better than form figures indicate. ▪ He cites figures indicating the project will pay a handsome return to the city. ▪ Casualty figures are low, indicating that neither side is prepared to engage in heavy fighting. ▪ These figures indicate that the number of potential dependants in the population is increasing and likely to go on increasing. level ▪ The monitor has four lamps which indicate levels of energy leakage, and an alarm sounds if hazardous levels are found. ▪ Evidence of how the properties of these metals were manipulated can indicate the technical level of a society at any given time. ▪ A survey of doctors in eight cities also indicated a high level of ignorance. ▪ The workers themselves wear badges which indicate the exposure level. ▪ This indicates the levels of support and enthusiasm from the private sector. ▪ To these can be added the fourth century examples already mentioned, which clearly indicate some level of extra-mural contraction. ▪ Such claims were contradicted by research which indicated that the true level might be about 70 per thousand. ▪ The number of stars indicates the level of energy efficiency in terms of heating, hot water system, insulation and windows. message ▪ They contained transmit and receipt logs indicating to whom messages and documents were sent and indicating date and time. number ▪ The numerous shades were indicated by numbers. ▪ You also can indicate the minimum number of bedrooms, and can state minimum and maximum prices. ▪ The difference in dice scores indicates the number of S 10 hits inflicted. ▪ Table 28-I, on the other hand, indicates a number of very basic manufacturing industries wherein economic power is highly concentrated. ▪ Such ions take the name of the element followed by a Roman numeral in parentheses indicating the oxidation number of the ion. ▪ Figure 16.1 indicates a number of possible routes to ego-identity achievements. ▪ So if you feel six pulses or vibrations it indicates the chosen number is six. ▪ The increase in car driver casualties may indicate that significant numbers of young people are forsaking motorcycles in favour of cars. poll ▪ Barely two months ago polls had indicated a close result. ▪ Gay marriage has emerged as an explosive social issue, with polls indicating that most voters strongly disapprove of it. ▪ They regularly showed him opinion polls which indicated that most of the electorate favoured a five-year term. ▪ Throughout, opinion polls indicated that the Conservatives kept much of their support. ▪ He is shown polls indicating percentage satisfaction with the Prime Minister and the performance of the Government. ▪ Among those considered most likely to attend a caucus, there appears to be less support for Forbes than the polls indicate. ▪ The recent poll indicated that if retired Gen. ▪ A poll last month indicated that 70 percent of Arizonans favor a state law to halt cockfight gambling. presence ▪ This secondary hyperprolactinaemia usually indicates the presence of a large pituitary tumour not secreting prolactin or a cyst. ▪ This indicates the presence of a metabolic alkalosis. ▪ Banana plants still indicate the presence of bananas even if the actual fruits are out of sight. ▪ Testing of the swabs indicated the presence of semen. ▪ They did not find oil and gas, merely thick sedimentary areas that could indicate their presence. ▪ On a calm day there will be no waves breaking over Bogha nan Ramfhear to indicate its presence. ▪ This indicates the presence of an inhibitory surround. ▪ The Agia Triadha sarcophagus shows birds perched on double-axes, indicating the presence of a deity. report ▪ No wonder national reports indicate many of the poorest sections are going into debt to pay for food and clothing. ▪ But the report indicated that a full count of battleships remained in the harbor. ▪ The extent to which situational similarity on the perceptual side corresponds with similarity in the behavioural reports indicates individual consistency across situations. ▪ Initial police reports indicated that he had suffered lysis from the stabbing. ▪ Draft a report indicating three examples of contracts which need to be in writing. 2. ▪ Laney said reports from Pyongyang indicate that private citizens are now engaged in black-market trading of a wide variety of goods. ▪ Previous reports have indicated, however, that smoking is associated with an increased risk of gall stone disease. research ▪ Market research at that time indicated a slowdown in the beef sales trend away from the butchers. ▪ Nevertheless, recent research indicates that the body is designed for at least one afternoon nap per day. ▪ In terms of government legislation, empirical research has indicated that a consensual model is indeed more applicable. ▪ Current research, however, indicates that the cleavage cut through class lines. ▪ However, recent research indicates that the slim person is not necessarily eating in a way to promote maximum health. ▪ Recent research seems to indicate a positive correlation between the incidence of acute myeloid leukaemia and indoor radon concentrations. ▪ The results of research have indicated that there are already too many fast food operators providing meat in burger form. ▪ All our research results indicate that the synergy between the click sites and our Big City stations will be very powerful. result ▪ Our results indicate that the functional domains are apparently correlated with the proposed structure. ▪ Emmen's result indicates that the process is institutionalising xenophobia. ▪ The results of this study indicate general agreement between the hearing and the deaf subjects. ▪ However, none of the results given here indicate randomization that is fully successful. ▪ These results indicate that platelet activating factor may be an important factor in the progression of acute pancreatitis provoked by caerulein. ▪ These results indicate that index futures appear to conform to a general pattern of leptokurtosis. ▪ Such results indicate that the recognition point of a word depends on the preceding context. ▪ The results may indicate that further tests are required. string ▪ This chapter mentioned several ways in which the end of a character string may be indicated. ▪ They produce the octave above the natural note of the string and are indicated by the sign O placed above the note. study ▪ Biochemical studies indicate that calcium-calmodulin binds to a protein of M r 240K which is tightly associated with the channel. ▪ Some studies indicate that women often do manage differently from men. ▪ New scientific studies indicating that the danger of dioxin was in fact worse than previously realized were hardly reported. ▪ Most studies indicate that alcohol is involved, on the part of the victim as well as the perpetrator. ▪ Radiogenic studies indicate that there have been metasomatic enrichment events of comparable antiquity in the mantle. ▪ The facts are considerably different from these myths: Virtually all studies indicate that over four-fifths of teenage pregnancies are unintended. ▪ Our study indicates that there is no systematic change in colonic function after cholecystectomy. ▪ Recent studies also indicate that child abuse may occur twice as often in institutional settings as in families. survey ▪ The very questions used in public opinion surveys indicate the importance of the assumption. ▪ But progress has varied dramatically, as various demographic surveys clearly indicate. ▪ Our surveys indicate that such units would have to be restricted to dimensions appropriate to the Navigation. ▪ The same surveys indicate that Sen. ▪ On a brighter note, the survey indicates that the North-South divide is continuing to narrow. ▪ Post-election Republican surveys indicate that attacks on the Education Department cost the party crucial support among female voters. ▪ Your survey will indicate how much you will need to set aside. ▪ Several surveys indicate that in 1994 they united to save Gov. table ▪ The table indicates which categories each of the six companies found useful; the categories are listed in descending order of usefulness. ▪ The extreme discrepancies in this table indicate dramatic opportunities to save more lives by using resources more effectively. ▪ However, within these totals, the numbers of hours spent on different types of referrals varied considerably as Table 4 indicates. ▪ The following tables indicate a sharp increase in uptake of new courses, building on the numbers involved in the pilot schemes. ▪ Power and inequalities in marriage At first sight, the data in table 6.4 seem to indicate that decision-making is roughly balanced. ▪ The tables below indicate some major steps in the process of planning for 1988 - 89. ▪ It has not proved so. Table 5 indicates the best available information I have at time of writing. ▪ You may have seen a table of life-events which indicates the relative effects of change on stress level. VERB seem ▪ It seemed to indicate that the primary reason for the defection was homosexuality. ▪ Research seems to indicate that how parents manage the divorce process is the critical factor for children rather than the divorce perse. ▪ But the results are intriguing because they seem to indicate that caffeine is affecting more than just adenosine receptors in the brain. ▪ Latest tests seem to indicate a 100 percent correlation between certain modes of abduction imagery and the way the subject was born. ▪ Initial reports from dealers seem to indicate there will be a lot more potential takers than there will be cars. ▪ Everything seemed to indicate that it was our friend Argol, or some flunkey of his. ▪ The evidence seems to indicate that the ancient people operated some such technology to effect changes in earth energies. PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES go to show/prove/indicate etc sth ▪ But Rat, I am going to show you the World. ▪ It goes to show you the gap between reality and virtual reality in military thinking. ▪ It just goes to show you. ▪ James Prior said unemployment levels were intolerable and Norman Tebbit said that he was going to prove that the problem was soluble. ▪ Leese was going to show me another trick. ▪ Which goes to show that the smart guys were right about something. ▪ Which all goes to show what can actually be achieved when an analogue master tape is lovingly transferred to compact disc. ▪ Which just goes to prove, you do have to be a somebody to get ahead in this town! EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ "I'd like you to meet Todd,'' he said indicating a tall man standing next to him. ▪ "Shall we go in here?'' Calvin indicated the cafe. ▪ "That's my boss,'' he said, indicating with a nod of his head. ▪ As many as 10 women have indicated they may run for the Senate in Texas. ▪ Campaign finance records indicate many of the guests were donors to his own party. ▪ He indicated the chair near his desk and I sat down. ▪ How badly reform is needed was indicated recently by the rising youth crime figures. ▪ On this scale, one indicates poor quality and four indicates excellent quality. ▪ Research indicates that the drug can be harmful to pregnant women. ▪ The Director indicated a small table, where the items were on display. ▪ The temperature gauge indicated zero. ▪ This dial indicates oil pressure in the engine. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Lessons from history indicate that the most successful technologies are those that make their mark socially. ▪ None indicates, with any assurance, that it has any possible prenatal application.... ▪ Sometimes the pronunciation of the phonetic element correctly indicates the pronunciation of the whole character except for tone. ▪ Sometimes, these are fine monuments with letters or numbers carved on them indicating the names of particular parishes or estates. ▪ The pupils has to indicate the direction and intensity of the association. ▪ These physical effects of withdrawal indicate that the physical body craves for more of the drug and that it is physiologically addicted. ▪ They said the vote clearly indicated that Congress will approve a significant tax cut.
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