All 13 Uses of
indicate
in
The Remains of the Day
- So it was that in indicating my reasons for preferring the West Country for my motoring, instead of leaving it at mentioning several of the alluring details as conveyed by Mrs Symons' volume, I made the error of declaring that a former housekeeper of Darlington Hall was resident in that region.†
Chpt Prol.indicating = showing
- And I followed this with a suitably modest smile to indicate without ambiguity that I had made a witticism, since I did not wish Mr Farraday to restrain any spontaneous mirth he felt out of a misplaced respectfulness.†
Chpt Prol.indicate = show
- I responded as usual by smiling slightly — sufficient at least to indicate that I was participating in some way with the good-humouredness with which he was carrying on — and waited to see if my employer's permission regarding the trip would be forthcoming.†
Chpt Prol.
- But a hundred things should have indicated to you that my father is a figure of unusual distinction from whom you may learn a wealth of things were you prepared to be more observant.†
Chpt 2m - *indicated = showed
- As Mr Cardinal had indicated, M. Dupont had not arrived in a good temper; I cannot recall now all the various things that had upset him since his arrival in England a few days previously, but in particular he had obtained some painful sores on his feet while sightseeing around London and these, he feared, were growing septic.†
Chpt 2m -
- Not unless you're fond of the sound of old Bob" — he indicated the landlord — "banging away down here right the way into the night.†
Chpt 3m -
- I thus gave no indication of having had a disturbed night when I thanked the landlord and took my leave to explore the market town of Taunton.†
Chpt 3m -indication = something that serves as a sign to show something else
- But then, as I indicated, Lord Darlington himself suggested that the silver might have been at least a small factor in the change in his guest's mood that evening, and it is perhaps not absurd to think back to such instances with a glow of satisfaction.†
Chpt 3m -indicated = showed
- Of course, one has to remember there is nothing stated specifically in Miss Kenton's letter — which, incidentally, I reread last night up in my room before putting out the light — to indicate unambiguously her desire to return to her former position.†
Chpt 3m -indicate = show
- There was surely nothing to indicate at the time that such evidently small incidents would render whole dreams forever irredeemable.†
Chpt 3e -
- Mr Cardinal indicated his briefcase.†
Chpt 4a -indicated = showed
- I put down my tray and seated myself — in an appropriate posture — on the armchair Mr Cardinal was indicating...."That's better," Mr Cardinal said.†
Chpt 4a -indicating = showing
- Going in through the door indicated, I discovered a room filled with ill-matching armchairs and occasional tables.†
Chpt 6e -indicated = showed
Definition:
to show (point out, demonstrate, express, or suggest)
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).