indirect or reported speech
1reported speech — noun Indirect speech • • • Main Entry: ↑report * * * reˌported ˈspeech [reported speech] (also ˌindirect ˈspeech) …
2reported speech — or indirect speech, is the reporting of what someone has said with a ‘reporting’ verb such as said, replied, cried, etc. In reported speech, the actual words spoken are usually changed with regard to the subject and tense of the verb to suit the… …
3reported speech — N UNCOUNT Reported speech is speech which tells you what someone said, but does not use the person s actual words: for example, They said you didn t like it , I asked him what his plans were , and Citizens complained about the smoke . [BRIT] Syn …
4reported speech — re.ported speech n [U] technical in grammar, words that are used to tell what someone says without repeating their actual words. She said she didn t feel well is an example of reported speech = ↑indirect speech ≠ ↑direct speech …
5reported speech — noun a form of speech used to express what another has said; often involves a change in tense If we were to change Fred says I will do the housework . into an reported speech it would become Fred said that he would do the housework. Syn: indirect …
6reported speech — noun (U) the style of speech or writing used to report what someone says without repeating their actual words; indirect speech compare direct speech …
7reported speech — re|port|ed speech [ rı,pɔrtıd spitʃ ] noun uncount a method of stating what someone has said that does not repeat their actual words: INDIRECT SPEECH …
8reported speech — /rəpɔtəd ˈspitʃ/ (say ruhpawtuhd speech) noun → indirect speech …
9reported speech — [rɪˌpɔːtɪd ˈspiːtʃ] noun [U] linguistics a way of saying what someone has said that does not repeat their actual words Syn: indirect speech …
10indirect speech — noun A person s words reported with adjustment of the necessary person and time, as in He said he was leaving • • • Main Entry: ↑indirect * * * ˌindirect ˈspeech [indirect speech] noun u …
