rephrasing

ˌriːˈfreɪzɪŋ

Definition

Definition of rephrasing - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

paraphrase

Rare

saying the same thing using different words

Rare

Rephrasing can make your message clearer.

paraphrase

restatement

rewording

Adjective

language

Rare

expressed in a new way

Rare

The rephrasing sentence made the meaning clearer.

restating

rewording

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Origin of rephrasing

English, re- (again) + phrase (expression)

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in other words

exp.

rephrasing

expressing something differently

as in

adv.

clarification

used to clarify by giving an example or rephrasing

put it another way

rephrasing

express something differently for clarity or emphasis

restating

adj.

rephrasing

expressing something again in different words

paraphraser

technology

tool automatically rephrasing text

Examples of rephrasing in a sentence

Her rephrasing clarified the contract's ambiguous clause.
The rephrasing paragraph helped students understand the concept.
Her rephrasing comments improved the clarity of the report.

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French:reformulation, reformulé, ...
German:Umformulierung, umformuliert, ...
Italian:riformulazione, riformulato, ...
Spanish:reformulación, reformulada, ...
Portuguese:paráfrase, reformulado, ...
Chinese:改述, 改述的, ...
Japanese:言い換え, 言い換えの, ...
Arabic:إِعَادَة صِيَاغَة, مُعاد الصياغة, ...
Hebrew:נִיסּוּחַ מֵחָדָשׁ, מְנֻסָּח מֵחָדָשׁ, ...
Russian:перефраз, перефразированный, ...
Ukrainian:перефразування, перефразований, ...
Hindi:पुन:प्रस्तुतीकरण, पुनः अभिव्यक्त, ...
Bengali:পুনর্বাক্যায়ন, পুনর্ব্যক্ত, ...
Catalan:reformulació, reformulada, ...
Czech:přeformulování, přeformulovaný, ...
Danish:omformulering, omformuleret, ...
Dutch:herformulering, herformuleerd, ...
Greek:αναδιατύπωση, αναδιατυπωμένος, ...
Hungarian:átfogalmazás, átfogalmazott, ...
Khmer:ការបកស្រាយឡើងវិញ, សរសេរឡើងវិញ, ...
Korean:바꿔 말하기, 재구성된, ...
Persian:بازگویی, بازنویسی شده, ...
Polish:parafraza, przeformułowany, ...
Portuguese (BR):reformulação, reformulado, ...
Romanian:parafrazare, reformulat, ...
Swedish:omformulering, omformulerad, ...
Thai:การปรับเปลี่ยนคำพูด, แสดงออกใหม่, ...
Turkish:yeniden ifade, yeniden ifade edilen, ...
Vietnamese:diễn đạt lại, nói lại, ...

rephrase

ˌriːˈfreɪz

Definition of rephrase - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

clearer expressionsay something in a different way for clarity

Let me rephrase that for you.
Please rephrase your answer more simply.
They asked him to rephrase the question.

paraphrase

restate

reword

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Origin of rephrase

Latin, re (again) + phrasis (diction)

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French:reformuler, ...
German:umformulieren, ...
Italian:riformulare, ...
Spanish:reformular, ...
Portuguese:reformular, ...
Chinese:换一种说法, ...
Japanese:言い換える, ...
Arabic:أَعَادَ الصِّيَاغَة, ...
Hebrew:לְנַסֵּחַ מֵחָדָשׁ, ...
Russian:переформулировать, ...
Ukrainian:перефразувати, ...
Hindi:दूसरे शब्दों में कहना, ...
Bengali:ভিন্নভাবে বলা, ...
Catalan:reformular, ...
Czech:přeformulovat, ...
Danish:omformulere, ...
Dutch:herformuleren, ...
Greek:διατυπώνω αλλιώς, ...
Hungarian:újrafogalmazni, ...
Khmer:និយាយឡើងវិញ, ...
Korean:다시 표현하다, ...
Persian:دوباره بیان کردن, ...
Polish:przeformułować, ...
Portuguese (BR):reformular, ...
Romanian:a reformula, ...
Swedish:omformulera, ...
Thai:พูดใหม่, ...
Turkish:farklı şekilde ifade etmek, ...
Vietnamese:diễn đạt lại, ...

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