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

  • (..) called into serious question... on cross-examination... but has been flatly contradicted by the defendant. There is circumstantial evidence to indicate that... Mayella Ewell was beaten... savagely... by someone who led, almost exclusively, with his left. Tom Robinson now sits before you, (..)
    1962 To Kill a Mockingbird