Indication — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

something that serves to indicate or suggest

the act of indicating or pointing out by name

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɪndɪkˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɪndɪkˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɪndɪkˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /ˌɪndɪkˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

an indication of foul play
indications of strain
symptoms are the prime indicants of disease

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

meter reading indicant reading denotation

Antonyms

contraindication

Parts of Speech

noun	something that serves to indicate or suggest “an indication of foul play”
noun	the act of indicating or pointing out by name
noun	(medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure “the presence of bacterial infection was an indication for the use of antibiotics”
noun	something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary “there were indications that it was time to leave”
noun	a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument “he could not believe the meter reading”

Word Forms

indicate	verb	give evidence of
denote	verb	be a sign or indication of
read	verb	indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

etwas, das darauf hinweist oder suggeriert

🇪🇸Spanish

indicación

algo que sirve para indicar o sugerir

🇮🇹Italian

indicazione

qualcosa che serve a indicare o suggerire

🇳🇱Dutch

indicatie

iets dat dient om aan te geven of te suggereren

🇵🇹Portuguese

indicação

algo que serve para indicar ou sugerir

🇷🇺Russian

указание

что-то, что служит для указания или предположения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

संकेत

कुछ ऐसा जो संकेत या सुझाव देने का काम करता हो

🇧🇩Bengali

ইঙ্গিত

এমন কিছু যা নির্দেশ বা পরামর্শ দেয়

🇮🇳Tamil

அறிகுறி

குறிக்க அல்லது பரிந்துரைக்க உதவும் ஒன்று

🇮🇳Telugu

సూచన

సూచించడానికి లేదా సూచించడానికి ఉపయోగపడే ఏదో

🇮🇳Marathi

संकेत

असे काहीतरी जे सूचित करते किंवा सुचवते

🇮🇳Gujarati

સંકેત

કંઈક કે જે સૂચવવા અથવા સૂચવવા માટે સેવા આપે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸೂಚನೆ

ಸೂಚಿಸಲು ಅಥವಾ ಸೂಚಿಸಲು ಏನಾದರೂ ಕಾರ್ಯನಿರ್ವಹಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സൂചന

സൂചിപ്പിക്കാനോ നിർദ്ദേശിക്കാനോ സഹായിക്കുന്ന എന്തെങ്കിലും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੰਕੇਤ

ਕੋਈ ਚੀਜ਼ ਜੋ ਦਰਸਾਉਣ ਜਾਂ ਸੁਝਾਅ ਦੇਣ ਲਈ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

اشارہ

ایسی چیز جو اشارہ کرنے یا تجویز کرنے کے لئے کام کرتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

指示

用来表示或建议的东西

🇯🇵Japanese

表示

示唆または示唆するために役立つ何か

🇰🇷Korean

표시

나타내거나 암시하는 역할을 하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chỉ dẫn

một cái gì đó dùng để chỉ ra hoặc gợi ý

🇹🇭Thai

ข้อบ่งชี้

สิ่งที่ทำหน้าที่บ่งชี้หรือแนะนำ

🇮🇩Indonesian

indikasi

sesuatu yang berfungsi untuk menunjukkan atau menyarankan

🇵🇭Filipino

indikasyon

isang bagay na nagsisilbing ipahiwatig o iminumungkahi

🇲🇾Malay

petunjuk

sesuatu yang berfungsi untuk menunjukkan atau mencadangkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إشارة

شيء يفيد في الإشارة أو الإيحاء

🇮🇷Persian

نشانه

چیزی که در خدمت نشان دادن یا پیشنهاد است

🇹🇷Turkish

gösterge

belirtmeye veya önermeye yarayan bir şey

🇮🇱Hebrew

סִימָן

משהו שמשמש להצביע או להציע

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The primary meaning of 'indication' is 'something that serves to indicate or suggest'.

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