(~s)
A ~ is a question which is reported using a clause beginning with a word such as ‘why’ or ‘whether’, as in ‘I asked her why she’d done it’. (BRIT)
= indirect question
N-COUNT
(~s)
A ~ is a question which is reported using a clause beginning with a word such as ‘why’ or ‘whether’, as in ‘I asked her why she’d done it’. (BRIT)
= indirect question
N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012