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# indicate

verb (indicate, indicates, indicated, indicating)

«indicate» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To show or point to something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indicate/#m1)
2. To be a sign that something is true or likely. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indicate/#m2)
3. (UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ) To show which way you will turn in a car by using the lights. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indicate/#m3)
4. (formal) To state briefly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indicate/#m4)

### In the lessons

In maths and science: "the arrow indicates the answer", "the graph indicates a rise". In driving and road safety: "indicate before you turn". Phrases: indicate that, as indicated, indicate left.

### Examples

- The arrow indicates which way to go. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indicate/#x1)
- Dark clouds indicate that rain is coming. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indicate/#x2)
- The thermometer indicates 25 degrees. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indicate/#x3)
- The driver indicated left and turned. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indicate/#x4)
- Please indicate your answer with a tick. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indicate/#x5)
- The graph indicates that sales went up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indicate/#x6)
- A red light indicates that the oven is hot. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indicate/#x7)
- His Roman name, Vulcan, would seem to indicate a connection with the first great metal-working artificer of Biblical history, Tubal-Cain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indicate/#x8)

### Note

Regular verb. Nouns: indication (sign), indicator (a car's turn light, or a pointer). In a maths chart, read what the indicated value is; "indicates" does not mean exactly unless the scale is clear.

## In Jewish tradition

In maths and science: "the arrow indicates the answer", "the graph indicates a rise". In driving and road safety: "indicate before you turn". Phrases: indicate that, as indicated, indicate left.

### Examples

- Hence, the vowel-letters vyx were originally indicated by tlie four (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/indicate/#x1)
- Two, three, or four strokes are so combined as to indicate the (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/indicate/#x2)
- This passage also indicates that Joseph ben Uziel wrote the Sefer Yetzirah. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/indicate/#x3)

### Note

Regular verb. Nouns: indication (sign), indicator (a car's turn light, or a pointer). In a maths chart, read what the indicated value is; "indicates" does not mean exactly unless the scale is clear.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «indicate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indicate/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«indicate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/indicate.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «indicate» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/indicate/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«indicate» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/indicate.html) on Mova free.