Meaning

7 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)An act of pointing out or indicating.

    the act of indicating or pointing out by name

  2. (countable, uncountable)A fact that shows that something exists or may happen.

    There's no indication that the fire was caused by criminals.

    All the indications point to drink-driving as the cause of the accident.

    Indiz

    указаниеukazanije

    озна́каoznáka

  3. (countable, rare, uncountable)A mark or another symbol used to represent something.

    Zeichen, Sonderzeichen

    знакznak

    знакznak

  4. (countable, uncountable)A discovery made; information.

  5. (countable, uncountable)Any symptom or occurrence in a disease that serves to direct to suitable remedies; the problem that warrants and prompts the use of a diagnostic test, imaging mode, or treatment (e.g., medication, surgical procedure).

    Influenza and suspected influenza are FDA-approved indications for oseltamivir.

    In the United States, major depressive disorder is an off-label indication for clomipramine, but in various other countries, it is an approved indication.

  6. (countable, uncountable)A declared approximation of the price at which a traded security is likely to commence trading.

  7. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)An explanation; a display.

Examples

28 sentences
  1. There are some indications of progress.

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  2. Is there any indication whether Tom wants to go?

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  3. Is there any indication whether Tom wants to go or not?

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  4. Ignorance is not an indication of stupidity.

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  5. Intelligence is not an indication of knowledgeability.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
a fact that shows that something exists or may happen:
a mark or another symbol used to represent something:
Русский
By meaning 2
a fact that shows that something exists or may happen:
a mark or another symbol used to represent something:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
a fact that shows that something exists or may happen:
a mark or another symbol used to represent something:

Origin

From Old French indication, from Latin indicātiō (“a showing, indicating the value of some

From Old French indication, from Latin indicātiō (“a showing, indicating the value of something; valuation”), from indicō (“point out, indicate, show; value”); see indicate; compare French indication, Spanish indicación, Italian indicazione. By surface analysis, indicate + -ion.

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Forms

plural: indications
Singularindication
Pluralindications

regular

Synonyms

14 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • something that serves to indicate or suggest:indicant
  • the act of indicating or pointing out by name:denotation
  • a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument:readingmeter reading

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

13 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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