To select an entry, click on it. Main Entry: in·di·rect
Pronunciation:
in-d
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rekt, -d
-Function: adjective
1 : not straight or direct <an indirect route>
2 : not straightforward <indirect methods> <an indirect answer>
3 : not having a plainly seen connection <an indirect cause>
4 : stating what an original speaker said with changes in wording that make the statement fit grammatically with the rest of the sentence <"that he would call" in "He said that he would call" is in indirect discourse>
- in·di·rect·ly adverb
- in·di·rect·ness
/-rek(t)-ns/ noun
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