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indicate
verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a poll shows/indicates/suggests sth
▪ Polls show that older voters are most concerned about economic issues.
a study suggests/indicates sth
▪ A British study suggests that older drivers are safer drivers.
an analysis suggests/indicates sth
▪ Our analysis suggests that these problems are widespread.
data indicates/suggests sth
▪ Our data indicates that weather patterns are likely to get more extreme.
indicate the presence of sth/sb
▪ These plants indicate the presence of underground water.
statistics show/indicate sth
▪ Statistics show that 80 percent of dog attacks take place in the home.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
already
▪ Hockey Training for the event has already indicated that the hockey standard will be better than 12 months ago.
▪ By far the greater portion of the feeling-desire element comes from levels below consciousness, as we have already indicated.
▪ Ownership did not pass to Butterworth who by his letter had already indicated that he regarded his contract as repudiated.
▪ The administration's treatment of the National Fire Plan already indicates how budget cuts put new pressures on Congress.
▪ The examples above have already indicated this: politicians, officials, even trade unionists, work closely with journalists.
▪ As I have already indicated in the main text of this article, there are real users of high resolution page printers.
▪ We have already indicated that we would now like to have a session with teachers and principal teachers.
▪ He says that some bank lenders and creditors have already indicated they are prepared to lend more money to the company.
also
▪ The increasing number of units participating in the system also indicates an interest in the management awareness profiles.
▪ I have also indicated a photon reaching the earth from a distant star.
▪ They also indicate that, despite this, the courts will often just substitute their own opinion.
▪ It also indicates some of the advantages and disadvantages of the particular measurements.
▪ Our data also indicate that the operation may be justified in distal disease if urgency is socially inconvenient.
▪ He also indicated they could not agree on all the details of a bid.
▪ A survey of doctors in eight cities also indicated a high level of ignorance.
▪ At the same time it also indicates a polarisation of national identities.
as
▪ Increasing disability with age means a growing dependency on others, as indicated in Table 7.
As indicated in the Preface, we are concerned only in introducing the subject to the reader.
▪ He saw it as indicating the travel weariness of the great adventurer.
▪ For most systems the manual is best divided into parts as indicated in Table 1.17.
▪ He suffered, like Vincent, from depressive attacks, of a kind now seen as indicating acute anxiety neurosis.
▪ Broadly speaking there are two types of small body, as indicated in Figure 8.2, asteroids and comet debris.
As indicated at the beginning of this chapter, Gelman's plays treat contemporary social and economic themes in their political context.
As indicated above the teachers and schools have no control over the criteria and methods, nor indeed the report.
clearly
▪ This clearly indicates that, in these cases, the singularity in this region is a non-scalar curvature singularity.
▪ Every act and movement of the Union commander... clearly indicated his purpose to discard bullets and depend upon bayonets.
▪ But progress has varied dramatically, as various demographic surveys clearly indicate.
▪ This book clearly indicates the problems, and some of the ways they might be solved.
▪ But the record clearly indicates that ordinance came about primarily due to the efforts of McKasson and Councilman Steve Leal.
▪ On the other hand, they can clearly indicate differences in ways of doing something.
▪ When this point is reached, the patient is classified into a different category, for which therapy is clearly indicated.
how
▪ The slope of the line indicates how efficiently an organization implements an idea's growth from origination through commercialization.
▪ The court cases discussed indicate how judges have been resolving conflicts on these issues.
▪ The amount of yellow and green in a picture indicates how many sites are changing from one generation to the next.
▪ The manual for the drive will indicate how to set these switches.
▪ Since the principal function of grammar is to indicate how units of meaning are to be combined, this is scarcely surprising.
▪ The administration's treatment of the National Fire Plan already indicates how budget cuts put new pressures on Congress.
▪ Furthermore, the intensity of the waggle indicates how far along that line the food will be found.
▪ The burden of the essay will be merely to indicate how voluntarism can succeed in academic circles.
where
▪ Light shading indicates where temperatures are below 195K and dark shading where temperatures are below 190K.
▪ He pointed toward the heavens to indicate where they are.
▪ These are available where indicated on the individual Club pages for a first child sharing a room with 2 adults.
▪ Red dots on the map indicate where the places on the list are located.
▪ Again the formal committee structure of local government indicates where authority is located.
▪ Take anything that can indicate where you might go.
▪ It helps everyone get started if there are notes indicating where and how video materials would fit into the syllabus.
▪ Not only is the book up to date - it also indicates where future developments may lie.
■ NOUN
data
▪ In addition, our data indicate genetic heterogeneity of gastric ulcer disease.
▪ As the data on falling wages indicate, the unskilled in the first world are on their way to becoming marginalized.
▪ Our data indicate that cytokines are among the many proteins that bind to endothelial surfaces in a GAG-dependent fashion.
▪ Surveys and test data indicate that the district is headed in the right direction.
▪ General Household Survey data indicate that the major provider of care for the elderly in Britain is the family.
▪ Our data also indicate that the operation may be justified in distal disease if urgency is socially inconvenient.
▪ Teesside Operations has no data to indicate that Wilton operations is the cause of any ill health in the surrounding community.
▪ Preliminary data indicates performance has been compromised in comparison with Windows 3.1.
evidence
▪ Policy implications Current evidence indicates that older people are more healthy than popular stereotypes suggest.
▪ Anecdotal evidence indicates a crime rate that, by Western standards, is infinitesimal.
▪ There is also a considerable amount of evidence to indicate that patients themselves see communication as a crucial part of their care.
▪ There is sufficient evidence to indicate that students may differ markedly in the ways they set about learning.
▪ The available empirical evidence indicates that all three explanations have some validity.
▪ There is abundant evidence to indicate that Jude followed suit.
▪ There is a great deal of evidence which indicates that experiences in early childhood are very important, and that the effects are long-lasting.
figures
▪ These figures serve to indicate a relative order of magnitude.
▪ The latest figures indicate companies are beginning to rehire.
▪ These figures do indicate that divorce is more popular.
▪ Consumers are certainly aware now, as booming sales and rental figures indicate.
▪ Fortunately he is now fully recovered and will take all the beating as he is better than form figures indicate.
▪ He cites figures indicating the project will pay a handsome return to the city.
▪ Casualty figures are low, indicating that neither side is prepared to engage in heavy fighting.
▪ These figures indicate that the number of potential dependants in the population is increasing and likely to go on increasing.
level
▪ The monitor has four lamps which indicate levels of energy leakage, and an alarm sounds if hazardous levels are found.
▪ Evidence of how the properties of these metals were manipulated can indicate the technical level of a society at any given time.
▪ A survey of doctors in eight cities also indicated a high level of ignorance.
▪ The workers themselves wear badges which indicate the exposure level.
▪ This indicates the levels of support and enthusiasm from the private sector.
▪ To these can be added the fourth century examples already mentioned, which clearly indicate some level of extra-mural contraction.
▪ Such claims were contradicted by research which indicated that the true level might be about 70 per thousand.
▪ The number of stars indicates the level of energy efficiency in terms of heating, hot water system, insulation and windows.
message
▪ They contained transmit and receipt logs indicating to whom messages and documents were sent and indicating date and time.
number
▪ The numerous shades were indicated by numbers.
▪ You also can indicate the minimum number of bedrooms, and can state minimum and maximum prices.
▪ The difference in dice scores indicates the number of S 10 hits inflicted.
▪ Table 28-I, on the other hand, indicates a number of very basic manufacturing industries wherein economic power is highly concentrated.
▪ Such ions take the name of the element followed by a Roman numeral in parentheses indicating the oxidation number of the ion.
▪ Figure 16.1 indicates a number of possible routes to ego-identity achievements.
▪ So if you feel six pulses or vibrations it indicates the chosen number is six.
▪ The increase in car driver casualties may indicate that significant numbers of young people are forsaking motorcycles in favour of cars.
poll
▪ Barely two months ago polls had indicated a close result.
▪ Gay marriage has emerged as an explosive social issue, with polls indicating that most voters strongly disapprove of it.
▪ They regularly showed him opinion polls which indicated that most of the electorate favoured a five-year term.
▪ Throughout, opinion polls indicated that the Conservatives kept much of their support.
▪ He is shown polls indicating percentage satisfaction with the Prime Minister and the performance of the Government.
▪ Among those considered most likely to attend a caucus, there appears to be less support for Forbes than the polls indicate.
▪ The recent poll indicated that if retired Gen.
▪ A poll last month indicated that 70 percent of Arizonans favor a state law to halt cockfight gambling.
presence
▪ This secondary hyperprolactinaemia usually indicates the presence of a large pituitary tumour not secreting prolactin or a cyst.
▪ This indicates the presence of a metabolic alkalosis.
▪ Banana plants still indicate the presence of bananas even if the actual fruits are out of sight.
▪ Testing of the swabs indicated the presence of semen.
▪ They did not find oil and gas, merely thick sedimentary areas that could indicate their presence.
▪ On a calm day there will be no waves breaking over Bogha nan Ramfhear to indicate its presence.
▪ This indicates the presence of an inhibitory surround.
▪ The Agia Triadha sarcophagus shows birds perched on double-axes, indicating the presence of a deity.
report
▪ No wonder national reports indicate many of the poorest sections are going into debt to pay for food and clothing.
▪ But the report indicated that a full count of battleships remained in the harbor.
▪ The extent to which situational similarity on the perceptual side corresponds with similarity in the behavioural reports indicates individual consistency across situations.
▪ Initial police reports indicated that he had suffered lysis from the stabbing.
▪ Draft a report indicating three examples of contracts which need to be in writing. 2.
▪ Laney said reports from Pyongyang indicate that private citizens are now engaged in black-market trading of a wide variety of goods.
▪ Previous reports have indicated, however, that smoking is associated with an increased risk of gall stone disease.
research
▪ Market research at that time indicated a slowdown in the beef sales trend away from the butchers.
▪ Nevertheless, recent research indicates that the body is designed for at least one afternoon nap per day.
▪ In terms of government legislation, empirical research has indicated that a consensual model is indeed more applicable.
▪ Current research, however, indicates that the cleavage cut through class lines.
▪ However, recent research indicates that the slim person is not necessarily eating in a way to promote maximum health.
▪ Recent research seems to indicate a positive correlation between the incidence of acute myeloid leukaemia and indoor radon concentrations.
▪ The results of research have indicated that there are already too many fast food operators providing meat in burger form.
▪ All our research results indicate that the synergy between the click sites and our Big City stations will be very powerful.
result
▪ Our results indicate that the functional domains are apparently correlated with the proposed structure.
▪ Emmen's result indicates that the process is institutionalising xenophobia.
▪ The results of this study indicate general agreement between the hearing and the deaf subjects.
▪ However, none of the results given here indicate randomization that is fully successful.
▪ These results indicate that platelet activating factor may be an important factor in the progression of acute pancreatitis provoked by caerulein.
▪ These results indicate that index futures appear to conform to a general pattern of leptokurtosis.
▪ Such results indicate that the recognition point of a word depends on the preceding context.
▪ The results may indicate that further tests are required.
string
▪ This chapter mentioned several ways in which the end of a character string may be indicated.
▪ They produce the octave above the natural note of the string and are indicated by the sign O placed above the note.
study
▪ Biochemical studies indicate that calcium-calmodulin binds to a protein of M r 240K which is tightly associated with the channel.
▪ Some studies indicate that women often do manage differently from men.
▪ New scientific studies indicating that the danger of dioxin was in fact worse than previously realized were hardly reported.
▪ Most studies indicate that alcohol is involved, on the part of the victim as well as the perpetrator.
▪ Radiogenic studies indicate that there have been metasomatic enrichment events of comparable antiquity in the mantle.
▪ The facts are considerably different from these myths: Virtually all studies indicate that over four-fifths of teenage pregnancies are unintended.
▪ Our study indicates that there is no systematic change in colonic function after cholecystectomy.
▪ Recent studies also indicate that child abuse may occur twice as often in institutional settings as in families.
survey
▪ The very questions used in public opinion surveys indicate the importance of the assumption.
▪ But progress has varied dramatically, as various demographic surveys clearly indicate.
▪ Our surveys indicate that such units would have to be restricted to dimensions appropriate to the Navigation.
▪ The same surveys indicate that Sen.
▪ On a brighter note, the survey indicates that the North-South divide is continuing to narrow.
▪ Post-election Republican surveys indicate that attacks on the Education Department cost the party crucial support among female voters.
▪ Your survey will indicate how much you will need to set aside.
▪ Several surveys indicate that in 1994 they united to save Gov.
table
▪ The table indicates which categories each of the six companies found useful; the categories are listed in descending order of usefulness.
▪ The extreme discrepancies in this table indicate dramatic opportunities to save more lives by using resources more effectively.
▪ However, within these totals, the numbers of hours spent on different types of referrals varied considerably as Table 4 indicates.
▪ The following tables indicate a sharp increase in uptake of new courses, building on the numbers involved in the pilot schemes.
▪ Power and inequalities in marriage At first sight, the data in table 6.4 seem to indicate that decision-making is roughly balanced.
▪ The tables below indicate some major steps in the process of planning for 1988 - 89.
▪ It has not proved so. Table 5 indicates the best available information I have at time of writing.
▪ You may have seen a table of life-events which indicates the relative effects of change on stress level.
■ VERB
seem
▪ It seemed to indicate that the primary reason for the defection was homosexuality.
▪ Research seems to indicate that how parents manage the divorce process is the critical factor for children rather than the divorce perse.
▪ But the results are intriguing because they seem to indicate that caffeine is affecting more than just adenosine receptors in the brain.
▪ Latest tests seem to indicate a 100 percent correlation between certain modes of abduction imagery and the way the subject was born.
▪ Initial reports from dealers seem to indicate there will be a lot more potential takers than there will be cars.
▪ Everything seemed to indicate that it was our friend Argol, or some flunkey of his.
▪ The evidence seems to indicate that the ancient people operated some such technology to effect changes in earth energies.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
go to show/prove/indicate etc sth
▪ But Rat, I am going to show you the World.
▪ It goes to show you the gap between reality and virtual reality in military thinking.
▪ It just goes to show you.
▪ James Prior said unemployment levels were intolerable and Norman Tebbit said that he was going to prove that the problem was soluble.
▪ Leese was going to show me another trick.
▪ Which goes to show that the smart guys were right about something.
▪ Which all goes to show what can actually be achieved when an analogue master tape is lovingly transferred to compact disc.
▪ Which just goes to prove, you do have to be a somebody to get ahead in this town!
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ "I'd like you to meet Todd,'' he said indicating a tall man standing next to him.
▪ "Shall we go in here?'' Calvin indicated the cafe.
▪ "That's my boss,'' he said, indicating with a nod of his head.
▪ As many as 10 women have indicated they may run for the Senate in Texas.
▪ Campaign finance records indicate many of the guests were donors to his own party.
▪ He indicated the chair near his desk and I sat down.
▪ How badly reform is needed was indicated recently by the rising youth crime figures.
▪ On this scale, one indicates poor quality and four indicates excellent quality.
▪ Research indicates that the drug can be harmful to pregnant women.
▪ The Director indicated a small table, where the items were on display.
▪ The temperature gauge indicated zero.
▪ This dial indicates oil pressure in the engine.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Lessons from history indicate that the most successful technologies are those that make their mark socially.
▪ None indicates, with any assurance, that it has any possible prenatal application....
▪ Sometimes the pronunciation of the phonetic element correctly indicates the pronunciation of the whole character except for tone.
▪ Sometimes, these are fine monuments with letters or numbers carved on them indicating the names of particular parishes or estates.
▪ The pupils has to indicate the direction and intensity of the association.
▪ These physical effects of withdrawal indicate that the physical body craves for more of the drug and that it is physiologically addicted.
▪ They said the vote clearly indicated that Congress will approve a significant tax cut.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Indicate

Indicate \In"di*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Indicated; p. pr. & vb. n. Indicating.] [L. indicatus, p. p. of indicare to indicate; pref. in- in + dicare to proclaim; akin to dicere to say. See Diction, and cf. Indict, Indite.]

  1. To point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to show; to make known.

    That turns and turns to indicate From what point blows the weather.
    --Cowper.

  2. (Med.) To show or manifest by symptoms; to point to as the proper remedies; as, great prostration of strength indicates the use of stimulants. Opposite of contraindicate.

  3. (Mach.) To investigate the condition or power of, as of steam engine, by means of an indicator.

    Syn: To show; mark; signify; denote; discover; evidence; evince; manifest; declare; specify; explain; exhibit; present; reveal; disclose; display.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
indicate

1650s, back-formation from indication, or else from Latin indicatus, past participle of indicare "to point out, show, indicate, declare" (see indication). Related: Indicated; indicating.

Wiktionary
indicate

vb. To point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to show; to make known.

WordNet
indicate
  1. v. be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued" [syn: bespeak, betoken, point, signal]

  2. indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively; "I showed the customer the glove section"; "He pointed to the empty parking space"; "he indicated his opponents" [syn: point, show]

  3. to state or express briefly; "indicated his wishes in a letter" [ant: contraindicate]

  4. give evidence of; "The evidence argues for your claim"; "The results indicate the need for more work" [syn: argue]

  5. suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine; "Tetracycline is indicated in such cases" [syn: suggest] [ant: contraindicate]

Wikipedia

Usage examples of "indicate".

On the other hand, given the facts of a situation containing elements of duress, in other words of various pressures from family, friends and the community which a minor finds himself unable to resist, he has in effect been given a choice of evils by the defendant, and while his conduct may indicate his consent, the facts in the situation may persuade us otherwise.

The sensitive wrist actuators ignored all movements except the one that indicated the gun should be un-holstered.

Various references indicate that the agave was cooked from one to two days.

Thus whispering the air service boys arrived at that side of the house where the lighted window on the second door seemed to indicate that the object of their present concern could be found.

Ton indicated the pail of dumplings, slathered in hot reeking akh that had been set out for Relkin.

Loki stood beside him, but Jake indicated to the dog that he was to stay, and the Akita complied.

He discovered that Akron headed a small, but growing, factory in New Jersey, which made a part - a very secret part, Akron indicated - for several bomber factories.

Raeder said, sweeping his arm to indicate the bottles of antihydrogen around them.

Their report was not without foundation, it was apar parent from the outset, for in our examination of the upper levels of the mine, our instruments indicated a vigorous radio activity.

I have chosen to use the natural and obvious pronouns for male and female, and to represent the intermediates - or apices - with whatever pronominal term best indicates their place in their society, relative to the existing sexual power-balance of yours.

This indicates that the Terran archaea may have arrived on Earth in the SNC meteorites.

The fact that his ascosporic twin, his near equal, had been totally destroyed indicated that the Arisians were preparing to move openly against Eddore in the relatively near future, probably within the next few Tellurian centuries.

Martian debacle, built and hurled at the nearest of the habitable worlds indicated on the Martian astrogation charts with the bravado of a Molotov cocktail hurled at a tank.

I shook my head in an effort to indicate my ignorance of his language, at the same time addressing him in the bastard tongue that the Sagoths use to converse with the human slaves of the Mahars.

The Abos were obviously a branch of the Athabascan Indians, as indicated by their height and broad--headed ness.