All 6 Uses of
indicate
in
Washington Square
- Mrs. Sloper was amiable, graceful, accomplished, elegant, and in 1820 she had been one of the pretty girls of the small but promising capital which clustered about the Battery and overlooked the Bay, and of which the uppermost boundary was indicated by the grassy waysides of Canal Street.†
Chpt 1
- To her mind there was nothing of the infinite about Mrs. Penniman; Catherine saw her all at once, as it were, and was not dazzled by the apparition; whereas her father's great faculties seemed, as they stretched away, to lose themselves in a sort of luminous vagueness, which indicated, not that they stopped, but that Catherine's own mind ceased to follow them.†
Chpt 2
- "Well, I never knew a foreigner!" said young Townsend, in a tone which seemed to indicate that his ignorance had been optional.†
Chpt 5 *
- CHAPTER VII He was, however, by no means so much in earnest as this might seem to indicate; and, indeed, he was more than anything else amused with the whole situation.†
Chpt 7
- Dr. Sloper, when he went to call, said to himself, as he glanced at the objects I have enumerated, that Mrs. Montgomery was evidently a thrifty and selfrespecting little person—the modest proportions of her dwelling seemed to indicate that she was of small stature—who took a virtuous satisfaction in keeping herself tidy, and had resolved that, since she might not be splendid, she would at least be immaculate.†
Chpt 14
- Her expression indicated that she thought his idea of coming to see her a very superior conception, but that she was really afraid to have opinions on strange subjects.†
Chpt 14
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).