reframe

ˌriːˈfreɪm

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Conjugation

Definition of reframe - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

wordssay something in a different way

She reframed her question to get a clearer answer.

paraphrase

rephrase

reword

ideaschange the basic details of an idea

The committee will reframe the policy to meet new needs.

recast

redefine

rework

art

Rare

put a picture in a new frame

Rare

She decided to reframe the old family photo.

rehouse

reposition

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Origin of reframe

Latin, re- (again) + frangere (to break)

Examples of reframe in a sentence

The teacher reframed the problem to help students understand.
He decided to reframe the argument to gain support.
The teacher helped students reframe their thoughts on the topic.
He wanted to reframe the painting to match the new decor.
They decided to reframe the artwork for the exhibition.

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French:reformuler, restructurer, ...
German:umformulieren, umgestalten, ...
Italian:riformulare, ridefinire, ...
Spanish:reformular, redefinir, ...
Portuguese:reformular, redefinir, ...
Chinese:重新表述, 重新构思, ...
Japanese:言い換える, 再構築する, ...
Arabic:أَعَادَ صِيَاغَةَ, صاغَ من جديد, ...
Hebrew:לְנַסֵּחַ מֵחָדָשׁ, לְמַסְגֵּר מֵחָדָשׁ, ...
Russian:переформулировать, пересмотреть, ...
Ukrainian:переформулювати, переглянути, ...
Hindi:फिर से प्रस्तुत करना, पुनर्गठित करना, ...
Bengali:পুনরায় ফ্রেম করা, পুনর্গঠন করা, ...
Catalan:replantejar, redefinir, ...
Czech:přeformulovat, nově vymezit, ...
Danish:omformulere, omarbejde, ...
Dutch:herformuleren, opnieuw inlijsten, ...
Greek:διατυπώνω, αναδιαμορφώνω, ...
Hungarian:átfogalmazni, átkeretezni, ...
Khmer:និយាយឡើងវិញតាមរបៀបផ្សេង, រៀបចំក្របខ័ណ្ឌឡើងវិញ, ...
Korean:다시 표현하다, 재정립하다, ...
Persian:بازگو کرد, بازصورت‌بندی کردن, ...
Polish:przeformułować, zmienić, ...
Portuguese (BR):reformular, redefinir, ...
Romanian:a reformula, a reconfigura, ...
Swedish:omformulera, omstrukturera, ...
Thai:พูดใหม่, ปรับกรอบ, ...
Turkish:yeniden ifade etmek, yeniden düzenlemek, ...
Vietnamese:diễn đạt lại, tái định hình, ...

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