indicative
US: /ˌɪnˈdɪkətɪv/
UK: /ɪndˈɪkətˌɪv/
UK: /ɪndˈɪkətˌɪv/
English Vietnamese dictionary
indicative /in'dikətiv/
- tính từ
- chỉ
- tỏ ra, ra ý, ngụ ý, biểu lộ, biểu thị
- (ngôn ngữ học) indicative mood lối trình bày
- danh từ
- (ngôn ngữ học) lối trình bày
Advanced English dictionary
adjective, noun
+ adjective
1 [not usually before noun] ~ (of sth) (formal) showing or suggesting sth: Their failure to act is indicative of their lack of interest.
2 [only before noun] (grammar) stating a fact
+ noun (the indicative) [sing.] (grammar) the form of a verb that states a fact: In 'Ben likes school', the verb 'like' is in the indicative.
Collocation dictionary
VERBS
be | consider sth, interpret sth as, regard sth as, see sth as, take sth as
The rise in unemployment is seen as indicative of a new economic recession.
ADV.
clearly | (not) necessarily
Recurrent dreams are not necessarily indicative of psychological problems.
PREP.
of
Concise English dictionary
ɪn'dɪkətɪv
noun
+a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact
adj.
+relating to the mood of verbs that is used simple declarative statements
+(usually followed by `of') pointing out or revealing clearly
