verb · academic
indicate
/ˈɪndɪkeɪt/IN·di·cate
Band 7+speakingtask2
to show or point out evidence for something
Examples
“The survey results indicate a clear preference for online lessons among teenagers.”
“Recent figures indicate that air pollution has decreased in the city centre.”
“The statistics indicate an upward trend in electric car sales.”
Band 8 sentence
“Longitudinal studies indicate that early exposure to reading correlates strongly with later academic success.”
Collocations
- indicate that
- indicate a trend
- be indicated by
Word family
indication nounindicative adjectiveindicator noun
Common mistakes
indicate to→indicate that / indicate + clause
indicates (no -s rule)→indicate / indicates (chia theo chủ ngữ)
Say it for a higher band
5show→6suggest→7+indicate
Synonyms
show
suggest
Easily confused
suggest
“The data suggest that students prefer shorter lessons.”
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