(~s)
A ~ is a subordinate clause that indicates what someone said or thought. For example, in ‘She said that she was hungry’, ‘she was hungry’ is a ~. (BRIT)
N-COUNT
(~s)
A ~ is a subordinate clause that indicates what someone said or thought. For example, in ‘She said that she was hungry’, ‘she was hungry’ is a ~. (BRIT)
N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012