Indirect
adjective
Not straight or direct.
We took an indirect route to the airport.
Often appears as...
- indirect path
- indirect route
adjective
Not directly caused by or resulting from something.
The indirect effects of the war were widespread.
Often appears as...
- indirect effects
- indirect results
adjective
Not saying directly what you mean.
Her indirect refusal made me question her intentions.
Often appears as...
- indirect refusal
- indirect question
adjective
Costs, such as rent or administration, that are not directly tied to production or operations.
He calculated the indirect costs of running the business.
Often appears as...
- indirect costs
- indirect expenses
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
Not straight or direct.
We took an indirect route to the airport.
Often appears as...
- indirect path
- indirect route
adjective
Not directly caused by or resulting from something.
The indirect effects of the war were widespread.
Often appears as...
- indirect effects
- indirect results
adjective
Not saying directly what you mean.
Her indirect refusal made me question her intentions.
Often appears as...
- indirect refusal
- indirect question
adjective
Costs, such as rent or administration, that are not directly tied to production or operations.
He calculated the indirect costs of running the business.
Often appears as...
- indirect costs
- indirect expenses
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Travel Descriptions
Use 'indirect' to describe routes that are not the shortest way to your destination.
We chose an indirect path that led us through beautiful countryside.
Pro Tip 2/2Conversation Flow
'Indirect' can express actions or decisions that avoid the most straightforward method.
His indirect approach in negotiations frustrated the other party.
Pro Tip 1/2Travel Descriptions
Use 'indirect' to describe routes that are not the shortest way to your destination.
We chose an indirect path that led us through beautiful countryside.
Pro Tip 2/2Conversation Flow
'Indirect' can express actions or decisions that avoid the most straightforward method.
His indirect approach in negotiations frustrated the other party.
Pro Tip 1/2Travel Descriptions
Use 'indirect' to describe routes that are not the shortest way to your destination.
We chose an indirect path that led us through beautiful countryside.
Pro Tip 2/2Conversation Flow
'Indirect' can express actions or decisions that avoid the most straightforward method.
His indirect approach in negotiations frustrated the other party.
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Smash fear, learn...
will show you subject, object, verb, placement of indirect, direct objects, gender and so forth. From that point, you can then, if you want to, acquire multiple languages, alternate them so there is no interference. We can talk about that if anyone in interested. And now I love languages. So ballroom dancing, implicit versus explicit -- very important.
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The mind behind Tesla,...
I mean, it's really indirect fusion, is what it is. We've got this giant fusion generator in the sky called the sun, and we just need to tap a little bit of that energy for purposes of human civilization. What most people know but don't realize they know is that the world is almost entirely solar-powered already.
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Your brain hallucinates...
Imagine being a brain. You're locked inside a bony skull, trying to figure what's out there in the world. There's no lights inside the skull. There's no sound either. All you've got to go on is streams of electrical impulses which are only indirectly related to things in the world, whatever they may be.
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Is marijuana bad for...
whereas endocannabinoids are released in a specific place in response to a specific stimulus. This widespread activity coupled with the fact that the cannabinoid system indirectly affects many other systems, means that each person’s particular brain chemistry, genetics, and previous life experience
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Giving checkmate is...
the board on the side and I have two bishops which are can be very strong so more or less the game is balanced but it can be dangerous for black okay is it your turn now I played a very small move with my rook okay that's interesting I see that you're indirectly defending
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The quest to understand...
that you can report very indirectly. This is a horrific condition. You don't want to see it. And people are, in fact, imprisoned within their own bodies, but they do have a mind. There was a very interesting film, one of the rare good films done
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The habits of happiness...
Which means that somehow, consciously or not, directly or indirectly, in the short or the long term, whatever we do, whatever we hope, whatever we dream -- somehow, is related to a deep, profound desire for well-being or happiness.
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Elon Musk talks Twitter,...
incredible gift to you and and indirectly to many other people in as much as brains you know are plastic and they they they go where the action is and if in for some reason the external world and social cues which so many people
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Climate Change Is...
So if we go back, also thinking about four degrees, it's not just the direct impacts, but also some indirect impacts. So if we take food security, for example. Maize and wheat yields in some parts of the world
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The Water Crisis PIPE...
to raise cows or to grow soy to feed pigs in asia every cow and every pig eats tons of feed in its lifetime so when you eat meat you indirectly guzzle all the water it took to grow all these crops
Video examples
Smash fear, learn...
will show you subject, object, verb, placement of indirect, direct objects, gender and so forth. From that point, you can then, if you want to, acquire multiple languages, alternate them so there is no interference. We can talk about that if anyone in interested. And now I love languages. So ballroom dancing, implicit versus explicit -- very important.
Video examples
The mind behind Tesla,...
I mean, it's really indirect fusion, is what it is. We've got this giant fusion generator in the sky called the sun, and we just need to tap a little bit of that energy for purposes of human civilization. What most people know but don't realize they know is that the world is almost entirely solar-powered already.
Video examples
Your brain hallucinates...
Imagine being a brain. You're locked inside a bony skull, trying to figure what's out there in the world. There's no lights inside the skull. There's no sound either. All you've got to go on is streams of electrical impulses which are only indirectly related to things in the world, whatever they may be.
Video examples
Is marijuana bad for...
whereas endocannabinoids are released in a specific place in response to a specific stimulus. This widespread activity coupled with the fact that the cannabinoid system indirectly affects many other systems, means that each person’s particular brain chemistry, genetics, and previous life experience
Video examples
Giving checkmate is...
the board on the side and I have two bishops which are can be very strong so more or less the game is balanced but it can be dangerous for black okay is it your turn now I played a very small move with my rook okay that's interesting I see that you're indirectly defending
Video examples
The quest to understand...
that you can report very indirectly. This is a horrific condition. You don't want to see it. And people are, in fact, imprisoned within their own bodies, but they do have a mind. There was a very interesting film, one of the rare good films done
Video examples
The habits of happiness...
Which means that somehow, consciously or not, directly or indirectly, in the short or the long term, whatever we do, whatever we hope, whatever we dream -- somehow, is related to a deep, profound desire for well-being or happiness.
Video examples
Elon Musk talks Twitter,...
incredible gift to you and and indirectly to many other people in as much as brains you know are plastic and they they they go where the action is and if in for some reason the external world and social cues which so many people
Video examples
Climate Change Is...
So if we go back, also thinking about four degrees, it's not just the direct impacts, but also some indirect impacts. So if we take food security, for example. Maize and wheat yields in some parts of the world
Video examples
The Water Crisis PIPE...
to raise cows or to grow soy to feed pigs in asia every cow and every pig eats tons of feed in its lifetime so when you eat meat you indirectly guzzle all the water it took to grow all these crops
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Evan Davis
British Economist
Interest rate cuts have an effect in stimulating an economy by directly or indirectly making someone, somewhere, spend more than they otherwise would. That extra spending increases demand and ensures that we all carry on with work to do, without us having to slash our prices or our wrists.
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Lindsay Ellis
American Critic
The fact that I had spent so many years doing media criticism and thinking really seriously about theme and structure did definitely help. Doing that for several years indirectly built a lot of tools that I would end up using when writing my own fiction.
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Simone Weil
French Philosopher
Imagination is always the fabric of social life and the dynamic of history. The influence of real needs and compulsions, of real interests and materials, is indirect because the crowd is never conscious of it.
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Immanuel Kant
German Philosopher
All thought must, directly or indirectly, by way of certain characters, relate ultimately to intuitions, and therefore, with us, to sensibility, because in no other way can an object be given to us.
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Julie Wainwright
American Businesswoman
Some people will be quite happy you have failed and will find a way to tell you so directly and indirectly. Yep, that is life. Do not let their insecurities impact you.
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Munira Mirza
British Public Servant
It would, of course, be wrong to say that the arts have no social value. They have tremendous power and can often, indirectly, make our world a better place to live in.
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Malcolm Jenkins
American Athlete
Everybody I interacted with in my life, directly or indirectly, has placed a fingerprint upon my life. That combination has made me who I am.
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Jane Austen
British Writer
Nothing is more deceitful than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect boast.
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Devon Cajuste
American Athlete
I want to help people either way, whether it's directly or indirectly.
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Linus Torvalds
Finnish Businessman
I do get my pizzas paid for by Linux indirectly.
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Evan Davis
British Economist
Interest rate cuts have an effect in stimulating an economy by directly or indirectly making someone, somewhere, spend more than they otherwise would. That extra spending increases demand and ensures that we all carry on with work to do, without us having to slash our prices or our wrists.
Quote examples
Lindsay Ellis
American Critic
The fact that I had spent so many years doing media criticism and thinking really seriously about theme and structure did definitely help. Doing that for several years indirectly built a lot of tools that I would end up using when writing my own fiction.
Quote examples
Simone Weil
French Philosopher
Imagination is always the fabric of social life and the dynamic of history. The influence of real needs and compulsions, of real interests and materials, is indirect because the crowd is never conscious of it.
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Immanuel Kant
German Philosopher
All thought must, directly or indirectly, by way of certain characters, relate ultimately to intuitions, and therefore, with us, to sensibility, because in no other way can an object be given to us.
Quote examples
Julie Wainwright
American Businesswoman
Some people will be quite happy you have failed and will find a way to tell you so directly and indirectly. Yep, that is life. Do not let their insecurities impact you.
Quote examples
Munira Mirza
British Public Servant
It would, of course, be wrong to say that the arts have no social value. They have tremendous power and can often, indirectly, make our world a better place to live in.
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Malcolm Jenkins
American Athlete
Everybody I interacted with in my life, directly or indirectly, has placed a fingerprint upon my life. That combination has made me who I am.
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Jane Austen
British Writer
Nothing is more deceitful than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect boast.
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Devon Cajuste
American Athlete
I want to help people either way, whether it's directly or indirectly.
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Linus Torvalds
Finnish Businessman
I do get my pizzas paid for by Linux indirectly.
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