November 21, 2011 - Word of the Day: indicate

The word "indicate" means to show or demonstrate. I chose this as word of the day because I use it fairly often in videos and in lessons when explaining the function of verbs and adjectives:

• The verb "be" indicates the verb tense in this sentence.

Here are some more examples:

• The bill indicates that we owe more money this month than last month.
• This chart indicates how the temperature rises and falls during the year.
• All the facts are indicating that this man is guilty.
• These sales numbers indicate that we're going to have a very profitable year.
• This doesn't indicate anything.

The noun form is "indication."

• These sales figures are an indication of strong growth.
• The test result is an indication that your cholesterol level is too high.

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