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rephrase

/ˌriːˈfreɪz/

/ˌriˈfreɪz/

rephraseverb

rephrased

Past Simple

rephrased

Past Participle

rephrasing

Gerund

/ˌriːˈfreɪz/

/ˌriˈfreɪz/

Translations

Can you rephrase your question?

Можешь перефразировать свой вопрос?

Definitions

To express something in a different way, especially to make it clearer or more understandable.

She asked him to rephrase the question so that everyone could understand it.

Synonyms

rephrasenoun

rephrases

/ˌriːˈfreɪz/

/ˌriˈfreɪz/

Occasionally used countably to mean ‘an alternative wording’.

Definitions

A restatement of something in different words.

The proofreaders proposed a rephrase to eliminate ambiguity.