indication
pronunciation
How to pronounce indication in British English:
UK [ˌɪndɪˈkeɪʃn]
How to pronounce indication in American English:
US [ˌɪndɪˈkeɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- something that serves to indicate or suggest
- the act of indicating or pointing out by name
- (medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure
- something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary
- a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument
Word Origin
- indication (n.)
- early 15c., from Latin indicationem (nominative indicatio) "an indicating; valuation," noun of action from past participle stem of indicare "point out, show," from in- "into, in, on, upon" (see in- (2)) + dicare "proclaim," from stem of dicere "to speak, to say" (see diction).
Example
- 1. There 's no indication this is happening anytime soon .
- 2. None has found any indication that they are bacterial .
- 3. Citigroup gave no indication such a move was coming .
- 4. If money spent were any indication , it should .
- 5. Standardized tests give one indication of what students are learning .