DIRECT SPEECH

Meaning of DIRECT SPEECH in English

noun

[ U ] ( grammar ) a speaker's actual words; the use of these in writing :

Only direct speech should go inside inverted commas.

—compare indirect speech , reported speech

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

DIRECT SPEECH — straight talk, frank and honest words
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DIRECT SPEECH — ■ noun the reporting of speech by repeating the actual words of a speaker, for example ‘I'm going,’ she said …
Concise Oxford English vocab
DIRECT SPEECH — diˌrect ˈspeech BrE AmE noun [uncountable] speech reported using the actual words spoken, as in ‘ ‘I don’t want to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DIRECT SPEECH — In grammar, direct speech is speech which is reported by using the exact words that the speaker used. ( mainly …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DIRECT SPEECH — In grammar, ~ is speech which is reported by using the exact words that the speaker used. (mainly BRIT; in …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
DIRECT SPEECH — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Quoted phrases, distinguishing direct speech , quotation, terms and glosses, cited phrases etc. ▪ They …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DIRECT SPEECH — прямая речь
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DIRECT SPEECH — прямая речь
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DIRECT SPEECH — прямая речьGram: Direct and indirect speech
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DIRECT SPEECH — прямая речь
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DIRECT SPEECH — прямая речь
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DIRECT SPEECH — прямая речь Gram: Direct and indirect speech
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
DIRECT SPEECH — прямая речь Gram: Direct and indirect speech
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
DIRECT SPEECH — прямая речь
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DIRECT SPEECH — прямая речь
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DIRECT SPEECH — прямая речь
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
DIRECT SPEECH — Прямая речь ^ Direct and indirect speech. Предложения с прямой речью - это предложения, дословно цитирующие чье-либо высказывание. (Ср. :"I will be …
Англо-Русский грамматический словарь
SPEECH — I Human communication through audible language . Speech sounds are made with air exhaled from the lungs, which passes between …
Английский словарь Британика
SPEECH — I. ˈspēch noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English speche, from Old English spǣc, spēc, sprǣc, sprēc; akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DIRECT — I. də̇ˈrekt also dīˈr- sometimes ˈdīˌr- — compare direct II verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English directen, from Latin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPEECH — /speech/ , n. 1. the faculty or power of speaking; oral communication; ability to express one's thoughts and emotions by …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DIRECT — — directable , adj. — directness , n. /di rekt", duy-/ , v.t. 1. to manage or guide by advice, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DIRECT — I. də-ˈrekt, dī- verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French directer, from Latin directus straight, from past participle of dirigere to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SPEECH — noun ny declaration of thoughts. 2. speech ·noun talk; mention; common saying. 3. speech ·noun formal discourse in public; oration; …
Webster English vocab
DIRECT — adj immediate; express; plain; unambiguous. 2. direct ·vi to give direction; to point out a course; to act as guide. …
Webster English vocab
DIRECT — [di.rect] vb [ME, fr. L directus straight, fr. pp. of dirigere to direct--more at dress] vt (14c) 1 a obs: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SPEECH — human communication through spoken language. Although many animals possess voices of various types and inflectional capabilities, human beings have learned …
Britannica English vocabulary
SPEECH — speech BrE AmE spiːtʃ ▷ speeches ˈspiːtʃ ɪz -əz ▶ ˈ speech com ˌ munity BrE AmE ▶ ˈ speech …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DIRECT — direct verb, adjective, adverb BrE AmE ( ˌ ) daɪ ə ˈrekt də-, dɪ- AmE \ də- daɪ- ▷ direct|ed …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SPEECH — / spiːtʃ; NAmE / noun 1. [ C ] speech (on / about sth) a formal talk that a person …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DIRECT — / dəˈrekt; NAmE ; dɪ-; daɪ-/ adjective , verb , adverb ■ adjective NOBODY / NOTHING IN BETWEEN 1. [ …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPEECH — speech S2 W2 /spiːtʃ/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ unspeakable , ↑ speechless , ↑ outspoken …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DIRECT
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SPEECH — n. 1 the faculty or act of speaking. 2 a formal public address. 3 a manner of speaking (a man …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DIRECT — adj., adv., & v. --adj. 1 extending or moving in a straight line or by the shortest route; not crooked …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SPEECH — n. 1 the faculty or act of speaking. 2 a formal public address. 3 a manner of speaking (a man …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DIRECT — adj., adv., & v. adj. 1 extending or moving in a straight line or by the shortest route; not crooked …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SPEECH — n.1 the faculty or act of speaking. 2 a formal public address. 3 a manner of speaking (a man of …
Oxford English vocab
DIRECT — adj., adv., & v. --adj. 1. extending or moving in a straight line or by the shortest route; not crooked …
Oxford English vocab
SPEECH — ( speeches) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Speech is the ability …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DIRECT — ( directs, directing, directed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Direct means …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DIRECT — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Direct means moving …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SPEECH — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a passionate speech ▪ Senator McCarthy delivered a powerful and passionate speech. a speech defect …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DIRECT — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a direct appeal ▪ The police have issued a direct appeal to the witness …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SPEECH — (SAY WORDS) [noun] [U] - the ability to talk, the activity of talking, or a piece of spoken languageChildren usually …
Cambridge English vocab
SPEECH — Synonyms and related words : ESP, address, after-dinner speech, alliteration, allocution, allusion, anacoluthon, anadiplosis, analogy, anaphora, anastrophe, answer, answering, antiphrasis, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DIRECT — adj. Function: adjective 1 being or passing in a straight line of descent from parent to offspring FF1C; direct ancestors …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
DIRECT — I. verb 1 aim ADVERB ▪ mainly , mostly , primarily , principally ▪ Tax cuts have been ~ed primarily …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
DIRECT — adj. 25B6; adjective the most direct route : STRAIGHT, undeviating, unswerving; shortest, quickest. a direct flight : NON-STOP, unbroken, uninterrupted, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DIRECT — v. 1 manage, handle, run, administer, govern, regulate, control, operate, superintend, supervise, command, head up, rule; Colloq call the shots …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SPEECH — noun 1 BAD : I was invited to make a speech on the radio. GOOD : I was invited to …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
SPEECH — сущ. 1) а) речь, дар речи; речевая деятельность speech underdevelopment ≈ недоразвитие речи speech abnormality ≈ дефект речи б) устная …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DIRECT — 1. [dai'rekt] прил. 1) противоположный кривому а) прямой The streets are in a direct line, and of a convenient breadth. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SPEECH — speech.ogg spi:tʃ n 1. 1> речь; речевая деятельность a figure of speech - фигура речи parts of speech - лингв. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DIRECT — direct.ogg 1. d(a)ıʹrekt a 1. прямой direct road line, rays - прямая дорога линия, -ые лучи in the direct line …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SPEECH — речь; речевой сигнал - artificial speech - commentary-quality speech - communication-quality speech - connected speech - noisy speech - reconstructed …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
SPEECH — речь; речевой сигнал - artificial speech - commentary-quality speech - communication-quality speech - connected speech - noisy speech - reconstructed speech - synthesized speech - toll-quality speech - unvoiced …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
SPEECH — речь, речевой speech intelligibility threshold — порог разборчивости речи - inverted speech - scrambled speech - speech analyzer - speech audiometer - speech channel - speech modulation - …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
SPEECH — n 1. 1> речь; речевая деятельность a figure of speech - фигура речи parts of speech - лингв. части речи …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
DIRECT — 1. d(a)ıʹrekt a 1. прямой direct road line, rays - прямая дорога линия, -ые лучи in the direct line - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SPEECH — сущ. 1) а) речь; речевая деятельность speech underdevelopment — недоразвитие речи speech abnormality — дефект речи б) устная речь Syn: …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
DIRECT — 1. dɪˈrekt , daɪˈrekt прил. 1) а) прямой The streets are in a direct line, and of a convenient breadth. …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SPEECH — сущ. 1) а) речь; речевая деятельность speech underdevelopment — недоразвитие речи speech abnormality — дефект речи б) устная речь Syn: spoken language в) дар речи, способность говорить Syn: faculty of …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
DIRECT — 1. [¬Ў'Їў°«], [¬µЎ'Їў°«] direct.wav прил. 1) а) прямой The streets are in a direct line, and of a convenient breadth. — Улицы прямые и …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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