in·di·rect ( n d-r kt , -d -)adj. 1. Diverging from a direct course; roundabout. 2. a. Not proceeding straight to the point or object. b. Not forthright and candid; devious. 3. Not directly planned for; secondary: indirect benefits. 4. Reporting the exact or approximate words of another with such changes as are necessary to bring the original statement into grammatical conformity with the sentence in which it is included: indirect discourse. 5. Logic Involving, relating to, or being the proof of a statement by the demonstration of the impossibility or absurdity of the statement's negation. 6. Sports Being a free kick in soccer by which a goal cannot be scored without the ball being touched by a second player. in di·rectly adv.in di·rectness n. |
indirect
Adjective
1. done or caused by someone or something else: indirect benefits
2. not going in a direct course or line: he took the indirect route home
3. not coming straight to the point: an indirect question
indirectly adv
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| Adj. | 1. | indirect - having intervening factors or persons or influences; "reflection from the ceiling provided a soft indirect light"; "indirect evidence"; "an indirect cause" mediate - acting through or dependent on an intervening agency; "the disease spread by mediate as well as direct contact" |
| 2. | indirect - not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination; "sometimes taking an indirect path saves time"; "you must take an indirect course in sailing" crooked - having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned; "crooked country roads"; "crooked teeth" direct - direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short; "a direct route"; "a direct flight"; "a direct hit" | |
| 3. | indirect - descended from a common ancestor but through different lines; "cousins are collateral relatives"; "an indirect descendant of the Stuarts" related - connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage | |
| 4. | indirect - extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action; "making indirect but legitimate inquiries"; "an indirect insult"; "doubtless they had some indirect purpose in mind"; "though his methods are indirect they are not dishonest"; "known as a shady indirect fellow" direct - straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action; "a direct question"; "a direct response"; "a direct approach" | |
| 5. | indirect - not as a direct effect or consequence; "indirect benefits"; "an indirect advantage" secondary - being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate; "the stone will be hauled to a secondary crusher"; "a secondary source"; "a secondary issue"; "secondary streams" |
indirect
adjective 1. related, accompanying, secondary, subsidiary, contingent, collateral, incidental, unintended, ancillary, concomitant
adjective 2. circuitous, winding, roundabout, curving, wandering, rambling, deviant, meandering, tortuous, zigzag, long-drawn-out, circumlocutory << OPPOSITE direct
Translations
adj indirect [indiˈrekt]
1 not leading straight to the destination; not direct We arrived late because we took rather an indirect route. indirekte غَيْر مُباشِر непряк nepřímý indirekte nicht direkt που δεν οδηγεί κατευθείαν στον προορισμό indirecto kaudne, kõrval- غیر مستقیم mutkitteleva indirect עָקִיף परोक्ष zaobilazan nem egyenes; közvetett memutar óbeinn; krókaleið indiretto 遠回りの 우회하는 netiesus, aplinkinis netiešs; aplinku- memutar indirekt indirekte okrężny indirecto indirect окольный;непрямой nepriamy ovinkast zaobilazan indirekt, om[] โดยอ้อม dolaylı 迂回的 непрямий بالواسطہ نہ کہ براہ راست quanh co 迂回的
2 not straightforward I asked her several questions but she kept giving me indirect answers. ontwykende غَيْر مُسْتَقيم косвен vyhýbavý undvigende; indirekte nicht direkt πλάγιος, μη ευθύς indirecto põiklev غیر صریح epäsuora détourné לא יָשִיר अप्रत्यक्ष neizravan nem egyenes tidak langsung óheiðarlegur; loðin svör indiretto 遠まわしの 솔직하지 않은 išsisukinėjantis, netiesus izvairīgs tidak langsung ontwijkend indirekte wykrętny indirecto ocolit уклончивый vyhýbavý posreden posredan indirekt, förtäckt อ้อมค้อม dolambaçlı, kaçamaklı 不直截了當的 ухильний گھما کر نہ کہ سیدھا gián tiếp 不直截了当的
3 not intended; not directly aimed at an indirect result. indirekte غَيْر مُوَجَّه إلى، غَيْر مُباشِر вторичен vedlejší, nezamýšlený indirekte; side-; bi- indirekt έμμεσος indirecto kaudne غیر مستقیم epäsuora indirect עָקִיף अप्रत्यक्ष posredan nem szándékos; közvetett tidak langsung óbeinn indiretto 間接の 간접적인, 부차적인 netiesioginis netiešs tidak langsung indirekt utilsiktet pośredni indirecto indirect побочный vedľajší posreden posredan bi-, sido- โดยอ้อม amaçlanmamış, dolaylı 間接的 побічний ضمنی không lường trước 间接的
n indiˈrectness
indirektheid عَدَم مُباشَرَه липса на прямост nepřímost indirekthed der Umweg εμμεσότητα cualidad de indirecto põiklikkus غیر مستقیم بودن epäsuoruus caractère indirect עֲקִיפִין जटिलता, अप्रत्यक्षता neizravnost tisztességtelenség sifat tidak langsung sem er óbeinn; undirferli l'essere indiretto 間接性 간접성, 우회성 netiesumas izvairīgums tidak langsungnya indirektheid,onoprechtheid det å gå omveier charakter pośredni acção indirecta caracter indirect косвенность nepriamosť posrednost zaobilaznost indirekt tillvägagångssätt, krokvägar ไม่ตรงไปตรงมา dolaylılık, kaçamak 間接 нещирість; манівець بالواسطگی tính gián tiếp 间接
indirect object
the word in a sentence which stands for the person or thing to or for whom something is given, done etc In `Give me the book', `Tell the children a story', `Boil John an egg', me , the children and John are indirect objects. indirekte onderwerp مَفعول بِه غَيْر مُباشِر непряк předmět nepřímý indirekte objekt das Dativobjekt έμμεσο αντικείμενο (γραμμ.) complemento indirecto kaudsihitis مفعول غیر مستقیم epäsuora objekti complément indirect מוּשָׂא עָקִיף गौण कर्म objekt u dativu részeshatározó pelengkap penyerta óbeint andlag complemento indiretto 間接目的語 간접 목적어 netiesioginis papildinys netiešais papildinātājs objek tak langsung meewerkend voorwerp indirekte objekt dopełnienie dalsze objecto indirecto complement indirect косвенное дополнение nepriamy predmet predmet v dajalniku indirektan objekat dativobjekt กรรมรอง (ทางไวยากรณ์) dolaylı tümleç 間接賓語 непрямий додаток بالواسطہ مفعول bổ ngữ gián tiếp 间接宾语
indirect speech
a person's words as they are reported rather than in the form in which they were said He said that he would come is the form in indirect speech of He said `I will come' . indirekte rede كلام غَيْر مُباشِر непряка реч nepřímá řeč indirekte tale indirekte Rede πλάγιος λόγος (γραμμ.) discurso indirecto kaudkõne نقل قول غیر مستقیم epäsuora esitys discours indirect דִיבּוּר עָקִיף अन्यपुरूष कथन indirektan govor függő beszéd kalimat tidak langsung óbein ræða discorso indiretto 間接話法 간접 화법 netiesioginė kalba netiešā runa ucapan tak langsung indirekte rede indirekte tale mowa zależna discurso indirecto vorbire indirectă косвенная речь nepriama reč odvisni govor neupravni govor indirekt tal (anföring) คำพูดของผู้อื่นที่เอามารายงานต่อ dolaylı anlatım 間接引語 непряма мова بالواسطہ کلام lối nói gián tiếp 间接叙述法
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