indicative

Serving to indicate.

Of, relating to, or being the mood of the verb used in ordinary objective statements.

The indicative mood.

A verb in the indicative mood.

Pointing out; bringing to notice; giving intimation or knowledge of something not visible or obvious; showing.

In grammar, noting that mode of the verb which indicates (that is, simply predicates or affirms), without any further modal implication: as, he writes; he is writing; they run; has the mail arrived?

In grammar, the indicative mode. See I., 2. Abbreviated indicative

The indicative mood.

Pointing out; bringing to notice; giving intimation or knowledge of something not visible or obvious.

Suggestive; representing the whole by a part, as a fleet by a ship, a forest by a tree, etc.