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