indirect or reported speech
11indirect question — noun (grammar) A question in indirect speech, as in She asked whether he was leaving • • • Main Entry: ↑indirect * * * ˌindirect ˈquestion [indirect question] (also reˌported ˈquestion …
12indirect speech — BrE indirect discourse AmE also reported speech n [U] technical a way of reporting what someone said without repeating their exact words. For example, in the sentence Julia said that she didn t want to go , the clause that she didn t want to go… …
13speech — W2S2 [spi:tʃ] n [: Old English; Origin: sprAc, spAc] 1.) a talk, especially a formal one about a particular subject, given to a group of people ▪ a campaign speech give/make/deliver a speech ▪ Each child had to give a short speech to the rest of… …
14indirect speech — see reported speech …
15indirect discourse — noun uncount LINGUISTICS the words you use to report what someone else has said, for example She said that we must leave. : REPORTED SPEECH …
16indirect question — ► NOUN Grammar ▪ a question in reported speech (e.g. they asked who I was) …
17indirect — adj. 1 not going straight to the point. 2 (of a route etc.) not straight. 3 not directly sought or aimed at (an indirect result). 4 (of lighting) from a concealed source and diffusely reflected. Phrases and idioms: indirect object Gram. a person… …
18speech — noun 1 speaking ADJECTIVE ▪ slurred ▪ She could tell by his slurred speech that he had been drinking. ▪ clipped ▪ casual ▪ connected …
19speech — /spi:tS/ noun 1 (C) a talk, especially a formal one about a particular subject, given to a group of people: an election speech | give/make/deliver a speech: Dr Ozu made a brilliant speech about the need for change. 2 (U) the ability to speak:… …
20indirect speech — /ɪndəˌrɛkt ˈspitʃ/ (say induh.rekt speech) noun the speech or writing of another not quoted verbatim, but modified as to person, tense, etc., so that the hearer or reader is aware that the statements made are at second hand; reported speech.… …
