Definition of indirect question in US English:
indirect question
nounˈˌɪndəˈˌrɛkt ˈkwɛstʃən
Grammar A question in reported speech (e.g. they asked who I was).
Example sentencesExamples
- Still beating around the bush, she asked another indirect question.
- ‘Well then let me ask you an indirect question,’ Karen offered.
- Instead of asking them direct questions about their own activities, it was deemed better to ask indirect questions about the activities of their peers.
- Once silence installed itself again, Reilly shot another indirect question at how Josie was feeling.
- I asked some indirect questions to find out his marital status.