Meaning Of The Word Indirect speech

Real Dictionary

What's the definition of Indirect speech? Find Indirect speech meanings, definitions and more at the Real Dictionary online.

Indirect speech Meaning

Indirect speech Definition
Indirect speech Definition

What's The Definition Of Indirect speech?

indirect speech
uncountable noun: Indirect 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 her what her plans were', and ' Citizens complained about the smoke'.

indirect speech in British English
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?"

More Definitions

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Definitions Of The Day

  • WRAC ‐ abbreviation: Women's Royal Army Corps; abbreviation…
  • Free-to-air ‐ Free-to-air television programmes and channels…
  • Split run ‐ noun: a divided print run of a periodical in which…
  • West Indian cedar ‐ noun
  • Gang plow ‐ a plow with a number of shares fastened side by…
  • Wave farm ‐ noun: a collection of machines designed to generate…
  • Landing strip ‐ airstrip; countable noun: A landing strip is a…
  • Kweiyang ‐ Guiyang; noun
  • Unwarded ‐ adjective: not warded or guarded…
  • Televiewing ‐ noun: the act of watching…