indicate Definition

indicate
verb indicated, indicating

1. To point out or show.

Example: An arrow indicates the way
Thesaurus: designate, show, point out, point to, register.
2. To be a sign or symptom of something.

Example: Such behaviour often indicates trouble at home
Thesaurus: signify, mean, represent, be, symbolize, intimate.
3. Said of a gauge, dial, etc: to show something as a reading.
4. To state something briefly.

Example: He indicated his consent
5. medicine.
(especially in the passive) to point to something as a suitable treatment or desirable or required course.
Example: A course of steroids was indicated for her condition
intr
6. To use the indicator (sense 2) or indicators when driving a motor vehicle.

Example: Remember to indicate before pulling out

Etymology: 17c: from Latin indicare, indicatum to proclaim or make known.