indirect speech

esp US indirect discourse

noun

the reporting of something said or written by conveying what was meant rather than repeating the exact words, as in the sentence He asked me whether I would go as opposed to He asked me, "Will you go?"Also called: reported speech

Nearby words

indirect ophthalmoscope, indirect primary, indirect proof, indirect question, indirect reacting bilirubin, indirect speech, indirect tax, indirect transfusion, indirect vision, indirection, indirectly

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