Meaning

1 senses

  1. To access by means of indirection; to dereference.

Examples

20 sentences

  1. The dative case marks an indirect object.

    Давальний відмінок позначає непрямий додаток. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR

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  2. A smile is an indirect hug.

    Miktsoanit · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · B1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  3. New indirect taxes were imposed on spirits.

    deSpirituosen wurden mit neuen indirekten Steuern belegt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

    sundown · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · B1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  4. Taxes consist of direct taxes and indirect ones.

    ruНалоги делятся на прямые и непрямые. — Imp

    deZu den Steuern gehören direkte wie indirekte Steuern. — vasco_yannic

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  5. The meaning of a word can be indirect.

    Igider · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · B1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

Origin

From Middle French indirect, from Late Latin indirectus (“not direct”).

From Middle French indirect, from Late Latin indirectus (“not direct”).

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Forms

indirects, indirecting, indirected, indirected
Base formindirect · to indirect
3rd person singularindirects
Present participleindirecting
Past simpleindirected
Past participleindirected

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyindirect
he, she, itindirects

Past simpleLesson

all personsindirected

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave indirected
he, she, ithas indirected

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill indirect

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
indignationindignityB2indigoindirectlyB1indiscreetindiscretionC2indiscriminate
indirect — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto