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INDIRECT REQUEST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does indirect request mean? 

INDIRECT REQUEST (noun)
  The noun INDIRECT REQUEST has 1 sense:

1. an expression of some desire or inclinationplay

  Familiarity information: INDIRECT REQUEST used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


INDIRECT REQUEST (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An expression of some desire or inclination

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

indirect request; wish

Context example:

his crying was an indirect request for attention

Hypernyms ("indirect request" is a kind of...):

asking; request (the verbal act of requesting)


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