Meanings
nounreported speech (uncountable)
- uncountablegrammarA grammatical construction used to represent another person's words, thoughts, or statements indirectly rather than by quoting them verbatim, often involving a change in tense.
Synonyms: indirect discourse, indirect speech
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA grammatical construction used to represent another person's words, thoughts, or statements indirectly rather than by quoting them verbatim, often involving a change in tense.
Translations
Bulgarian непря́ка реч
- непря́ка реч (neprjáka reč)a form of speech used to express what another has said
Chinese Mandarin 間接引語 /间接引语
- 間接引語 /间接引语 (jiànjiē yǐnyǔ)a form of speech used to express what another has said
Czech nepřímá řeč
- nepřímá řeča form of speech used to express what another has said
Danish indirekte tale
- indirekte talea form of speech used to express what another has said
Dutch indirecte rede
- indirecte redea form of speech used to express what another has said
Finnish epäsuora lainaus
- epäsuora lainausa form of speech used to express what another has said
French discours indirect, discours rapporté
- discours indirecta form of speech used to express what another has said
- discours rapportéa form of speech used to express what another has said
German indirekte Rede
- indirekte Redea form of speech used to express what another has said
Greek πλάγιος λόγος
- πλάγιος λόγος (plágios lógos)a form of speech used to express what another has said
Hungarian függő beszéd
- függő beszéda form of speech used to express what another has said
Icelandic óbein ræða
- óbein ræðaa form of speech used to express what another has said
Irish claoninsint
- claoninsinta form of speech used to express what another has said
Italian discorso indiretto
- discorso indirettoa form of speech used to express what another has said
Japanese 間接話法
- 間接話法 (kansetsu wahō)a form of speech used to express what another has said
Korean 간접화법
- 간접화법 (ganjeophwabeop)a form of speech used to express what another has said
Lithuanian netiesioginė kalba
- netiesioginė kalbaa form of speech used to express what another has said
Polish mowa zależna, mowa pośrednia
- mowa zależnaa form of speech used to express what another has said
- mowa pośredniaa form of speech used to express what another has said
Portuguese discurso indireto
- discurso indiretoa form of speech used to express what another has said
Romanian vorbire indirectă
- vorbire indirectăa form of speech used to express what another has said
Russian ко́свенная речь
- ко́свенная речь (kósvennaja rečʹ)a form of speech used to express what another has said
Slovak nepriama reč
- nepriama reča form of speech used to express what another has said
Spanish estilo indirecto
- estilo indirectoa form of speech used to express what another has said
Swedish indirekt anföring
- indirekt anföringa form of speech used to express what another has said
Turkish dolaylı konuşma
- dolaylı konuşmaa form of speech used to express what another has said
Ukrainian непряма́ мо́ва
- непряма́ мо́ва (neprjamá móva)a form of speech used to express what another has said
Cite this entry
APA
reported speech. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reported%20speech
MLA
“reported speech.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reported%20speech. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reported speech,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reported%20speech.
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