noun
Meaning 1
An utterance in which one person states what someone else said, but framed as an object within a larger clause without quotation marks (when in written form) and sometimes, but not necessarily, repeating their exact words verbatim.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- She relayed his words as an indirect quotation: she said, "He told us that he wants stronger action to be taken."
- He told us that he wants stronger action to be taken; there are no quote marks in this sentence because it contains an indirect quotation.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided