indicate

Definition

  • verb: to show (something)
  • verb: to point out or point to
  • usually used as '(be) indicated'
  • synonyms: adumbrate, affect, allude to

Examples

  • We asked how to get to the rear entrance, and he 'indicated' a path leading around the right side of the building.

  • He nodded his head to 'indicate' his approval. = He 'indicated' his approval with a nod of his head.

  • The general used a long ruler to 'indicate' on the map exactly where the troops would land.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) listed as missing, is now believed to have been kidnapped by the serial killer known only as Buffalo Bill. Police indicate that the girl's blouse has been identified, sliced up the back, in what has become a grim, all-too-familiar calling card. Young Catherine Martin is the only (..)
    1991 The Silence of the Lambs
  • (..) Cops look at you to see how to act. - It matters. - Point taken. Ligature marks found around the wrists, not around the ankles. This would indicate that the skinning was postmortem. - Time, Pilch. My move. - You lured him with produce. Tough noogies. It's still my turn. Nice and slow, baby. (..)
    1991 The Silence of the Lambs