All 6 Uses of
indicate
in
The Giver
- Jonas watched and cheered as Lily marched proudly to the stage, became an Eight and received the identifying jacket that she would wear this year, this one with smaller buttons and, for the first time, pockets, indicating that she was mature enough now to keep track of her own small belongings.
p. 45..2indicating = showing
- ...the numbers they had been given at birth. The numbers were rarely used after the Naming. But each child knew his number, of course. Sometimes parents used them in irritation at a child's misbehavior, indicating that mischief made one unworthy of a name.
p. 50..4 *indicating = as a way of saying (showing)
- A name designated Not-to-Be-Spoken indicated the highest degree of disgrace.
p. 67..7indicated = showed
- During the night the nameplate of each new Twelve had been removed by the Maintenance Crew and replaced with the style that indicated citizen-in-training.
p. 72..5
- A click indicated that the door had been unlatched.
p. 73..1
- "I felt angry because someone broke the play area rules," Lily had said once, making a fist with her small hand to indicate her fury.
p. 131..8indicate = show
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).