All 3 Uses of
indicate
in
Hard Times
- 'Your observation being limited to "little puss," ' said Mrs. Sparsit, 'and there being two little girls in question, I did not know which might be indicated by that expression.'†
Chpt 1.7 *
- Indicative mood, present tense.†
Chpt 2.3
- Mounds where the grass was rank and high, and where brambles, dock-weed, and such-like vegetation, were confusedly heaped together, they always avoided; for dismal stories were told in that country of the old pits hidden beneath such indications.†
Chpt 3.6
Definition:
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(indicate) to show (point out, demonstrate, express, or suggest)editor's notes: The meaning of suggest is less common, but not unusual--especially in the past tense in medicine. For example, "Medication is indicated for someone with her blood pressure."
The form, indicator can refer to many different kinds of things including intentional signals (such as a turn indicator), gauges (such as one that indicates pressure), or a measurement (such as an economic or chemical indicator).