indicate

English

/ˈɪndɪkeɪt/

verb
Definitions
  • To point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to show; to make known.
  • To show or manifest by symptoms; to point to as the proper remedies.
  • To signal in a vehicle the desire to turn right or left.
  • To investigate the condition or power of, as of steam engine, by means of an indicator.

Etymology

Root from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (point out, show, point, teach, instruct).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*deyḱ-

Gloss

point out, show, point, teach, instruct

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

教

Emoji

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