indicative

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle French indicatif, from Late Latin indicātīvus. By surface analysis, indicate +‎ -ive.

Pronunciation

  • (Western) IPA(key): /ɪnˈdɪk.ə.tɪv/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • (Indic) IPA(key): /ɪɳɖɪˈkeːʈɪv/

Adjective

indicative (comparative more indicative, superlative most indicative)

  1. Serving as a sign, indication or suggestion of something.
    He had pains indicative of a heart attack.
  2. (grammar) Of, or relating to the indicative mood.

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Noun

indicative (countable and uncountable, plural indicatives)

  1. (grammar, uncountable) The indicative mood.
  2. (grammar, countable) A term in the indicative mood.
    • 2018, James Lambert, “Anglo-Indian slang in dictionaries on historical principles”, in World Englishes, volume 37, page 253:
      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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Further reading

French

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

indicative

  1. feminine singular of indicatif

Italian

Adjective

indicative

  1. feminine plural of indicativo

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Latin

Adjective

indicātīve

  1. vocative masculine singular of indicātīvus
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