indicative

Meanings

• adjective, adverb

  Serving to indicate or suggest; pointing out or signaling; showing or implying by obvious signs or marks.

  - "The indicative signs of a disease are a fever and a cough."
  - "The indicative price of a product is its market value."

• mood (grammar)

  Grammatical mood used to make statements or ask yes-no questions.

  - "She sings in the indicative mood."
  - "Do you speak English?"

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with indicative
advice , devise , reprise , surprise

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Homophones

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1. indicative () :
   

2. indicative (Spanish) : indicative pronouns
   

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Variants

List of all variants of indicative that leads to same result
indicative , indicatively , indicatives , the indicative

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Forms

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Indicative mood: present indicative, present continuous indicative, present perfect indicative, present perfect continuous indicative, past indicative, past continuous indicative, past perfect indicative, past perfect continuous indicative., Indicative pronouns: I, you, he, she, it, we, they.

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Etymology

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From the Latin word 'indicare' which means 'to point out, to show'.

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Trivia

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1. The indicative mood is also known as the declarative mood.

2. The indicative mood is used in most everyday speech.

3. The indicative mood is the default mood in English grammar.

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Related Concepts

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1. mood (grammar): A grammatical category that shows the function of a verb in a clause or sentence.

2. tense (grammar): A grammatical category that shows the time relation of a verb to other elements in a sentence.

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Culture

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In literature, the indicative mood is often used to convey facts or statements. In music, it is used in the composition of chords and melodies to convey a sense of resolution or finality.

How to Memorize "indicative"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a sign pointing to an object or a traffic light indicating 'Stop' or 'Go'.
   - Visualize a teacher pointing to a word on the board and saying 'This word is indicative'.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'indicative' with the word 'sign' or 'point'.
   - Associate the word 'indicative' with the word 'statement' or 'fact'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Indicates If' to remember the meaning of indicative mood.
   - Use the mnemonic 'Indicates Now' to remember the present indicative tense.

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