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Meaning of "indirect question" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF INDIRECT QUESTION

indirect question


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INDIRECT QUESTION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Indirect 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 INDIRECT 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 INDIRECT QUESTION

indinavir · indirect · indirect costs · indirect demand · indirect discourse · indirect discrimination · indirect labour · indirect lighting · indirect object · indirect proof · indirect speech · indirect tax · indirect taxation · indirection · indirectly · indirectness · indirubin · indiscernibility · indiscernible · indiscernibleness

WORDS THAT END LIKE INDIRECT 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 indirect question in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «indirect question» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INDIRECT QUESTION

Find out the translation of indirect question to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of indirect 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 «indirect question» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

间接的问题
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

pregunta indirecta
570 millions of speakers
en

English

indirect question
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

अप्रत्यक्ष सवाल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

السؤال غير المباشر
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

косвенный вопрос
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

pergunta indireta
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

পরোক্ষ প্রশ্ন
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

question indirecte
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Soalan tidak langsung
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

indirekte Frage
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

間接疑問文
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

간접 질문
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Pitakonan ora langsung
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

câu hỏi gián tiếp
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

மறைமுக கேள்வி
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

अप्रत्यक्ष प्रश्न
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Dolaylı soru
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

domanda indiretta
65 millions of speakers
pl

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pytanie pośrednie
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

непрямий питання
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

întrebare indirectă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

έμμεση ερώτηση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

indirekte vraag
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

indirekt fråga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

indirekte spørsmål
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of indirect question

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INDIRECT QUESTION»

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INDIRECT QUESTION»

Discover the use of indirect question in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to indirect question and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Latin Grammar
Indirect question and sequence of tenses 275. Whereas a direct question is an independent sentence (§ 228-31), an indirect question is a dependent clause. As a subject clause, it depends on a nominal predicate (§ 246b). More frequently, it ...
Dirk G. J. Panhuis, 2006
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English in Mind Level 3B Combo Teacher's Book
Elicit the indirect question form of each question from Exercise la and write them on the board: We want to know ... when the lines were drawn why the lines were drawn why the statues are there who made the statues. Tell students that these ...
Nicholas Tims, 2007
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The Indicative Indirect Question in Latin
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Alice Freda Braunlich, 2009
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English in Mind Level 3 Teacher's Resource Book
Ask students what differences there are between the direct and indirect question form (in indirect questions you do not use an interrogative word order and, in these examples, there is no question mark). Students open their books at page 76.
Brian Hart, 2010
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Contrasts and Positions in Information Structure
(12) Pite mu pios tha paralavi to dema apo tin trapeza tell-2PL rne who-NoM will receive-3st; the parcel from the-ACC bank-ACC 'Tell me who will receive the parcel from the bank.' An interesting property of the indirect question in (12) is that it ...
Ivona Kučerová, Ad Neeleman, 2012
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Complete PET Student's Book Without Answers with CD-ROM
Expressions used to introduce indirect questions include: I was wondering ..., I'd like to know ..., I can't remember ..., Could you tell me ..., etc. Indirect question I was wondering where you lived. Could you tell me what you are doing later?
Emma Heyderman, Peter May, 2010
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Complete PET Student's Book Pack (Student's Book with ...
Expressions used to introduce indirect questions include: / was wondering . . ., I'd like to know I can't remember . . ., Could you tell me etc. Direct question Indirect question 'Where do you live ? ' I was wondering where you lived. 'What are you ...
Emma Heyderman, Peter May, 2010
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Routledge Course In Modern Mandarin Chinese Level 2 (Simplified)
An indirect question is not followed by a question mark. In Mandarin, you form an indirect question by prefacing the question with lPersonlMn] tPersonZ) (Person 1) asks (Person 2). Direct question: IRE ILA??? What time is it now? Indirect ...
Claudia Ross, Pei-Chia Chen, Baozhang He, 2013
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A Dictionary of Modern English Usage: The Classic First Edition
INDIRECT QUESTION is the grammarian's name for a modification of what was originally a question, such that it does not stand by itself as a sentence, but is treated as a noun, serving for instance as subject or object to a verb outside of it.
H. W. Fowler, David Crystal, 2009
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A Student Grammar of French
areyou covered against major risks without paying a lot ofmoneyfor useless guarantees? indirect question – Faites ce test pour savoir si vous ˆetes bien couvert contre les risques majeurs sans payer cher des garanties inutiles = take this test ...
Malcolm Offord, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INDIRECT QUESTION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term indirect question is used in the context of the following news items.
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SEC commish talks academics, plans working group on player …
Football is a more indirect question, but it's on the minds of our coaches because they've seen we can still achieve the success we want ... «CBSSports.com, Jul 15»
2
When did asking “were you trying to get pregnant” become okay?
I think the question is inappropriate on two levels:1) as others have pointed out, it's an indirect question abiut your sex life and 2) they are ... «BabyCenter, Jun 15»
3
C.J.: Kevin Sorbo thinks being a Christian has hampered his career …
I also asked him an indirect question about the aneurysms, reportedly triggered by a chiropractic neck adjustment, that caused three strokes ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, May 15»
4
An Unprecedented Tsunami of Hyperbole
This would have worked better as an indirect question — “the question is how the United States will spend …” More broadly, the sentence is too ... «New York Times, Apr 15»
5
LawProse Lesson #158: Whether whether causes problems for legal …
... thereby stating what should be a direct question as an indirect question in the form of a sentence fragment. But that's the least of the problems ... «Above the Law, Apr 15»
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UPDATE: More Q&A from SPLOST forum
“The indirect question on that is, again, the more funding we have,” Lewis said, “whether it's through SPLOST or local dollars determines if – I'll ... «Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Feb 15»
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Civil Services (Main) exams conclude
Though they had to deal with many an indirect question, the pattern remained similar. About 1,200 aspirants from the city – the highest-ever ... «The Hindu, Dec 14»
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Culp's (CFI) CEO Frank Saxon on Q2 2015 Results - Earnings Call …
But I guess the indirect question, is the residential furniture business that you're serving actually down and you're offsetting that with market ... «Seeking Alpha, Dec 14»
9
Gas Price Hike: Will Win Public Trust, Says Mukesh Ambani
He was speaking in response to an indirect question on Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP's) allegations against the company. "I want to assure you that ... «NDTV, Jun 14»
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Thad Cochran and the Age Issue That No One Wants to Talk About
A bit of a ramble, maybe, but not an indirect question. Like Bob Bennett, like Richard Lugar, one of the factors hurting Cochran is simply that ... «Slate Magazine, Jun 14»
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