paraphrase
To restate something as, or to compose a paraphraseTo restate something as, or to compose a paraphrase. To repeat a written or spoken phrase/quote using different words, often in a simpler and shorter form, or sometimes in a humorous context.
» I was paraphrasing.
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1 sensesTo restate something as, or to compose a paraphrase. To repeat a written or spoken phrase/quote using different words, often in a simpler and shorter form, or sometimes in a humorous context.
She asked the student to paraphrase the passage.
umschreiben, paraphrasieren, sinngemäß wiedergeben
парафрази́роватьparafrazírovatʹ, переска́зыватьpereskázyvatʹ, пересказа́тьpereskazátʹ
парафразува́тиparafrazuváty, перефразо́вуватиperefrazóvuvaty, перефразува́тиperefrazuváty
- express the same message in different words
Examples
7 sentencesI was paraphrasing.
Don't repeat or paraphrase the question you're being asked because it sounds patronizing.
Sami is paraphrasing here.
I don't understand this word. Could you paraphrase it?
deDas Wort verstehe ich nicht. Könntest du das umschreiben? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I'm surprised by AI's ability to paraphrase and analyze novel sentences.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle French paraphrase, from Latin paraphrasis, from Ancient Greek παράφρασις (paráFrom Middle French paraphrase, from Latin paraphrasis, from Ancient Greek παράφρασις (paráphrasis), equivalent to para- + phrase. Doublet of paraphrasis.
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Forms
paraphrases, paraphrasing, paraphrased, paraphrased| Base form | paraphrase · to paraphrase |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | paraphrases |
| Present participle | paraphrasing |
| Past simple | paraphrased |
| Past participle | paraphrased |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- C1Summarising and paraphrasing — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.