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reported speech

reported speech noun: a 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.

Noun

reported speech (uncountable)

  1. A 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.

reported speech meaning in Malayalam

reported speech in Malayalam

a form of speech used to express what another has said
അനുകഥനം anukathanaṁ

Synonyms of reported speech

Questions about reported speech

What does reported speech mean?
Reported speech means a 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.
What is reported speech in Malayalam?
Reported speech in Malayalam is അനുകഥനം (anukathanaṁ). See Reported speech meaning in Malayalam.
What part of speech is reported speech?
Reported speech is a noun.

Words near reported speech in the dictionary

  1. reportback
  2. reportbacks
  3. reported
  4. reported back
  5. reported for duty
  6. reported speech
  7. reportedly
  8. reportedness
  9. reportee
  10. reportees
  11. reporter

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