indicate
/ˈɪndɪkeɪt/ verbDefinition
SHOW [T] › to show that something exists or is likely to be true: [+ (that)] Recent evidence indicates that the skeleton is about 3 million years old.
SAY [T] › to say something or give a signal to show what you mean or what you intend to do: He has indicated his intention to resign. She nodded to indicate she was listening.
POINT [T] › to point to someone or something: He indicated a man in a dark coat.
SIGNAL [I, T] UK › to show that you intend to turn left or right when you are driving: The driver turned right without indicating.
(Definition of indicate verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
© Cambridge University Press)
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