Thursday, May 21, 2009

indicate - (v.)
to point out something; to direct someone's attention to something or someone, for example by pointing
  • Word family: indication, indicator, indicative, indicator
  • Synonyms: point to, show, demonstrate, signal, mean, suggest
  • Antonyms: hide
  • Origin: 1541 Latin, indicare "point out, show," from in- "in" + dicare "proclaim," from stem of dicere "to speak, to say" (as in dictate)
  • Example: Your excited behavior indicates that you are ready to be outside for the summer!
You may have seen commercials for the Civic Project on TV.
Of course, I am not trying to indicate that you should go out and buy a Civic, but this is really cool!
How do musical notes indicate what you should play on an instrument?
How do you think the lines on the road indicate which notes the car will "play"?

5 comments:

fabulous student said...

Tye says...
At the ACEC while me and gary were canoeing i was indicating that there was a turtle.

fabulous student said...

Cheyenne says
How musical notes indicate me of playing an instrument is how we played recorders in music , and learning notes is how the game indicates me to play an instrument.


P.S
The instrument I will play next year is the VIOLIN.

fabulous student said...

Ashaylah ponce says
Hmm how i think musical notes indicate what i will play well all i no is that my granny nows this word and Mrs.Grass will be happy if she see this and



Word Family: INdication INdicator
Synonyms Point To , Show

fabulous student said...

the lines are to wake you
up for wen you fall asleep
it will play a song

fabulous student said...

nikko says
I indicate that it is close til school is out.