indirect
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3.9
- adjective
- /ˌɪnˈdaɪrɛkt/
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indirecto
- Careful study of complex marine ecosystems also reveals that indirect effects among species can sometimes delay recovery.
- direct and indirect
- indirect effects
- indirect costs
Every dollar spent is either direct or indirect competition with you.
- Every dollar spent is either direct or indirect competition with you.
- So would you include indirect targeting?
- All right, So again, this, this, this can be done in indirect and direct ways.
- Can you steal me on the case that Putin did not have direct or indirect involvement with who, who, who would know?
- The physical effects we observe in people experiencing narcissistic abuse can also happen through indirect pathways.
- And that's all that indirect evidence, what people think or hear or, or infer, It's that Gray area.
- You have to find an indirect test to see their presence by virtue of their impact on their environment.
- Both the German and Polish governments lent indirect support to the fighters and set up command centers just outside the province.
Examples
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The study showed that pollution had an indirect effect on the health of nearby residents.
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Every dollar spent is either direct or indirect competition with you.
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But there are lots of indirect forms of financial control.
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So in other words, we have indirect proof of these things.
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It's more or less an indirect effect.
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And when you include the direct cost, what does it take to treat patients as well as the indirect costs?
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I'll spend most of the time on what are called indirect market based methods.
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When it comes to the Amazon forest fires, one indirect victim is rarely mentioned.
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Interestingly, teachers described both direct and indirect impacts the arts activities had on participating students.
Academic text (2013) -
Service measurability uncertainty was found to be positively related to the indirect cost measurement of public services.
Academic text (2017)
Synonyms
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2.9
By hearing it from someone else rather than directly
Arranged through a neutral person so people do not meet directly
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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8.2
Shooting at a target you cannot see using calculations or people who watch
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4.4
Light from a hidden source that reflects off ceilings and walls to make a soft, even glow
- Specialized
A lab method using a first antibody and a glowing second antibody to show targets under a special microscope
A person or thing that gets the benefit of an action, often with a direct object
- Specialized
When germs spread to a person through a thing or animal instead of direct touch
- Specialized
A relationship between two things where one goes up while the other goes down
A way of reporting what someone said without using their exact words, often changing pronouns and verb tenses
How Indirect
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Indirect comes from two parts: in- meaning 'not' and direct meaning 'straight'. So an indirect effect is one that does not come 'straight' from the source but comes through another person or step.