All 4 Uses of
indicate
in
And Then There Were None
- His porter, staggering slightly under the weight of the solid leather suitcase, indicated Vera and Lombard.
p. 21..1indicated = showed
- The mouth of the trumpet was against the wall, and Lombard, pushing it aside, indicated where two or three small holes had been unobtrusively bored through the wall.
p. 45..9
- But it appears to me, reviewing the whole business, that one particular person is sufficiently clearly indicated.
p. 157..9
- That is to say that at that stage of the affair some hocus-pocus is clearly indicated-and that Armstrong was deceived by it and sent to his death.
p. 274..5 *indicated = demonstrated (shown or suggested to have happened)
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).