indicative

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/ɪnˈdɪk.ə.tɪv/ English

Definitions

noun

(grammar) The indicative mood.
(grammar) A term in the indicative mood.

adjective

Serving as a sign, indication or suggestion of something“He had pains indicative of a heart attack.”
(grammar) of, or relating to the indicative mood

Related words

Synonyms

declarative significative meaningful indicative mood suggestive common mood declarative mood fact mood indication indicator indicate designator descriptive explanatory illustrative identifier

Associated

subjunctive optative aorist tenses preterite infinitive imperative participle imperfect mood conditional conjugation

Rhymes

duplicative cricket of picket of pickett of thicket of ticket of wicket of

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