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When the people who are responsible for our country ask you a direct question, I expect them to accept a direct answer, not to be blackballed because you are telling the truth.
Eartha Kitt

Meaning of "direct question" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DIRECT QUESTION

direct question play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DIRECT QUESTION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Direct question is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DIRECT QUESTION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Content clause

In grammar, a content clause is a subordinate clause that provides content implied, or commented upon, by its main clause. The term was coined by Otto Jespersen. There are two main kinds of content clauses: declarative content clauses, which correspond to declarative sentences, and interrogative content clauses, which correspond to interrogative sentences.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DIRECT QUESTION

direct evidence
direct grant school
direct hit
direct injection
direct input
direct labour
direct lighting
direct mail
direct marketing
direct memory access
direct method
direct motion
direct object
direct primary
direct rule
direct sales
direct selling
direct speech
direct tax
direct taxation

WORDS THAT END LIKE DIRECT QUESTION

accreditation
bastion
beyond (all) question
call in question
combustion
congestion
digestion
exhaustion
good question
heat of combustion
in question
indigestion
ingestion
open question
out of the question
pop the question
put the question
question
suggestion
trick question
yes/no question

Synonyms and antonyms of direct question in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «direct question» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DIRECT QUESTION

Find out the translation of direct question to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of direct question from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «direct question» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

直接的问题
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pregunta directa
570 millions of speakers

English

direct question
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सीधा सवाल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سؤال مباشر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

прямой вопрос
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pergunta direta
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সরাসরি প্রশ্ন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

question directe
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Soalan terus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

direkte Frage
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

直接疑問
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

직접 질문
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pitakonan langsung
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

câu hỏi trực tiếp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நேரடி கேள்வி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

थेट प्रश्न
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Doğrudan soru
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

domanda diretta
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bezpośrednie pytanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пряме запитання
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

întrebare directă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άμεση ερώτηση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

direkte vraag
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

direkt fråga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

direkte spørsmål
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of direct question

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DIRECT QUESTION»

The term «direct question» is regularly used and occupies the 79.561 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DIRECT QUESTION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about direct question

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2 QUOTES WITH «DIRECT QUESTION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word direct question.
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Eartha Kitt
When the people who are responsible for our country ask you a direct question, I expect them to accept a direct answer, not to be blackballed because you are telling the truth.
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Kiefer Sutherland
I like chatting with people. If people ask me a direct question, I give them a direct answer and I feel I've always done that with the press.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DIRECT QUESTION»

Discover the use of direct question in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to direct question and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Direct and Indirect Speech
While the embedded question words can yield two interpretations, as either a direct question or an indirect question, when the question word occurs to the left of the sentence containing the direct discourse verb, only a direct question ...
Florian Coulmas, 1986
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English in Mind Level 3B Combo Teacher's Book
Check students can identify the indirect and direct question examples. Answers The questions on the left are indirect. The questions on the right are direct. Students work out the word order of each type of question. Weaker classes: You might ...
Nicholas Tims, 2007
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A Manager's Guide to Hiring the Best Person for Every Job
When someone is new to interviewing, he or she will invariably telegraph the right answer (i.e., the answer the interviewer wants to hear) with the use of a direct question preceded by an explanatory sentence. This technique is known as ...
DeAnne Rosenberg, 2000
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English in Mind Level 3 Teacher's Resource Book
Point out that transforming a direct question into an indirect question is done by using the same structure as a normal sentence after the question word. c Students choose the correct options in the indirect questions. If necessary, do the first ...
Brian Hart, 2010
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Complete PET Student's Book Pack (Student's Book with ...
use a full stop, not a question mark at the end of the sentence: direct question: ' What time do you start school?' reported question : They asked us what time we started school. In reported questions, we use the same question words {what, ...
Emma Heyderman, Peter May, 2010
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Complete PET Student's Book Without Answers with CD-ROM
use a full stop, not a question mark at the end of the sentence: direct question: ' What time do you start school?' reported question: They asked us what time we started school. In reported questions, we use the same question words (what, when ...
Emma Heyderman, Peter May, 2010
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What's Fair: Ethics for Negotiators
When buyers ask a direct question, sellers choose between revealing information and misstating a fact (lying by commission). In this case, we assume that sellers are not able to deflect the question or avoid the topic. Effectively, we assume ...
Carrie Menkel-Meadow, Michael Wheeler, 2004
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All about Grammar
In the above joke the farmer has asked a direct question. Then the receptionist uses an indirect question; that is, she repeats the farmer's inquiry to the animal doctor. Did you notice that her indirect question changed into a statement— so there ...
Rosemary Allen, 2007
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Take Command of Your Writing
Longer direct questions The second scenario involves a longer direct question incorporated into a sentence. Punctuation is more confusing with these types of sentences, so let's look at some examples first, then review the rules. Version 1: ...
Jill Meryl Levy, 1998
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A Comprehensive Guide to Wheelock's Latin: Newly Revised for ...
CHAPTER. 30. CHAPTER. 32. CHAPTER 33 Past Contrary to Fact Future Less Vivid CHAPTER Answers to Selected Exercises • 303. Direct Question Main Verb Indirect Question Quid fades? quid facturus sis. Quid facis? Rogo quid facias.
Dale A. Grote, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DIRECT QUESTION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term direct question is used in the context of the following news items.
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Martellus Bennett wonders if Russell Wilson has God's direct line …
Have you noticed that the only time that Wilson talks about religion is when he is asked a direct question about it by the media or by a minister ... «NBCSports.com, Jul 15»
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Seven Of The Most Blatant Lies In Hillary's CNN Interview | The …
Clinton dodged a direct question about tax increases, saying she will tell the American people what she proposes in an upcoming speech. «Daily Caller, Jul 15»
3
Bernie Sanders: America has 'got to apologize for slavery' - Raw Story
But the presidential candidate will not answer a direct question about whether he'd apologize himself if elected to office. On the Joe Madison ... «Raw Story, Jul 15»
4
LETTER: 'Build it and they will come' - Sioux City Journal
I am sure the poll was just a direct question of, "Would you like to see a winter recreation park in Sioux City?" Please do a poll of who would like ... «Sioux City Journal, Jul 15»
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One Paseo workshop to be held July 13 in Carmel Valley | Del Mar …
... 4 to 7 p.m. Community members are invited to participate in a direct question and answer format in a small group and one-on-one setting with ... «Del Mar Times, Jul 15»
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Joe Biden To Celebrate Gay Marriage Ruling At Freedom To Marry …
“I get asked a direct question, I give a direct answer. I come out of the civil rights movement, and there's no way in God's green Earth that I can ... «On Top Magazine, Jul 15»
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iTWire - NSA runs its spying activities on Red Hat Linux
A direct question related to the NSA has always resulted in a direct answer. The NSA, it must be said, also uses other open source packages: ... «iTWire, Jul 15»
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On Yemen, OHCHR Ups Body Count, Cites Airstrike on IOM, Arms …
IOM refused a direct question about caused it to violate this best practice, then stopped sending the Press any information. There are countries, normally vocal ... «Inner City Press, Jul 15»
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Albany Developer Backs Out of Binghamton Casino Plans
"We've asked the direct question: is our site eligible for En-Zone credits? We do not have a direct answer to that yet," Hyman added. «TWC News, Jul 15»
10
11 Signs Someone Is Lying to You
If you see someone suddenly make a head movement when you ask them a direct question, they may be lying to you about something. «Entrepreneur, Jul 15»

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