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indicate Verb

— If someone indicates something, they point it out or they point to it; they bring your attention to something. Brian indicated to his girlfriend the restaurant they were going to on the map. He indicated on the map how to get to the police station. — If someone indicates something, they show signs of something; they show it. A driver has to turn on the signal in order to indicated that he will turn right. The shaking of his body indicated to the audience that he was nervous about performing in front of them. Jake's nervous expression on his face indicated that he knew more about the topic than he said already. — If something indicates something, it shows it through measurements; it makes something known. The turn signal indicates that a driver will turn. The thermostat on the wall indicates that the air conditioning is on in the house. Dark clouds indicate rain is coming. — If someone indicate something, they express it, usually in a short or general way; they signal it. Hailey indicated that she was sick to her friends, but would not say any more about it. — If a symptom indicates something, it points out a remedy that would help to cure that symptom.

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the Determiner

— Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist. Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book." — Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special. Are you the John Smith that I went to school with? — Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned The poor are always with us. — Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs. You are the best.

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date Noun

— A date is a particular day in a month or year. "What's the date on Friday?" "Uh, the 17th, I think." Charles suggested they get together at a later date to sort it out. The last date for orders is 25 October 1991. Please write your birth date here. — A date is an agreement to meet on particular day at a particular time. Can we set a date for the next meeting? How about June 21st? — A date is a time when you go out with a romantic partner. I've got a date with Michael tonight. We're going to that new restaurant. — You date is the person you are meeting romantically. Who's your date for the dance? — If you say that something is true to date, you mean in the past until the present. To date, we've had no problems with the new computers. — A date is a sweet fruit that grows on date palm trees and is often dried.

date Verb

— If you date something, you write the date on it. You need to date this form at the top, here. The letter was dated Jan 8, 1969. — If you date something, you find out how old it is, especially something very old. We have not been successful in dating the painting, though we believe it is from the 17th century. Scientists have dated it to about 2 million years ago. — If something dates, it goes out of style and looks old fashioned. Unfortunately, this jacket has dated rather more quickly than I had hoped. — If something dates from a particular time, it first existed at that time. The earliest electronic computers date from the mid-20th century (around 1940 - 1945). — If you date someone, you have a romantic relationship with them. They dated for almost a year in high school.

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