rephrase


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re·phrase

 (rē-frāz′)
tr.v. re·phrased, re·phras·ing, re·phras·es
To phrase again, especially to state in a new, clearer, or different way.
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rephrase

(riːˈfreɪz)
vb
(tr) to phrase again, esp so as to express more clearly
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re•phrase

(riˈfreɪz)

v.t. -phrased, -phras•ing.
to phrase again, esp. in a different manner.
[1890–95]
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rephrase


Past participle: rephrased
Gerund: rephrasing

Imperative
rephrase
rephrase
Present
I rephrase
you rephrase
he/she/it rephrases
we rephrase
you rephrase
they rephrase
Preterite
I rephrased
you rephrased
he/she/it rephrased
we rephrased
you rephrased
they rephrased
Present Continuous
I am rephrasing
you are rephrasing
he/she/it is rephrasing
we are rephrasing
you are rephrasing
they are rephrasing
Present Perfect
I have rephrased
you have rephrased
he/she/it has rephrased
we have rephrased
you have rephrased
they have rephrased
Past Continuous
I was rephrasing
you were rephrasing
he/she/it was rephrasing
we were rephrasing
you were rephrasing
they were rephrasing
Past Perfect
I had rephrased
you had rephrased
he/she/it had rephrased
we had rephrased
you had rephrased
they had rephrased
Future
I will rephrase
you will rephrase
he/she/it will rephrase
we will rephrase
you will rephrase
they will rephrase
Future Perfect
I will have rephrased
you will have rephrased
he/she/it will have rephrased
we will have rephrased
you will have rephrased
they will have rephrased
Future Continuous
I will be rephrasing
you will be rephrasing
he/she/it will be rephrasing
we will be rephrasing
you will be rephrasing
they will be rephrasing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been rephrasing
you have been rephrasing
he/she/it has been rephrasing
we have been rephrasing
you have been rephrasing
they have been rephrasing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been rephrasing
you will have been rephrasing
he/she/it will have been rephrasing
we will have been rephrasing
you will have been rephrasing
they will have been rephrasing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been rephrasing
you had been rephrasing
he/she/it had been rephrasing
we had been rephrasing
you had been rephrasing
they had been rephrasing
Conditional
I would rephrase
you would rephrase
he/she/it would rephrase
we would rephrase
you would rephrase
they would rephrase
Past Conditional
I would have rephrased
you would have rephrased
he/she/it would have rephrased
we would have rephrased
you would have rephrased
they would have rephrased
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.rephrase - express the same message in different words
paraphrase, reword
ingeminate, iterate, reiterate, repeat, restate, retell - to say, state, or perform again; "She kept reiterating her request"
translate - express, as in simple and less technical language; "Can you translate the instructions in this manual for a layman?"; "Is there a need to translate the psychiatrist's remarks?"
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rephrase

verb reword, paraphrase, recast, say in other words, put differently The executive rephrased the question.
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rephrase

verb
To express the meaning of in other, especially simpler, words:
paraphrase, render, restate, reword, translate.
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Translations

rephrase

[riːˈfreɪz] VT → expresar de otro modo, decir con otras palabras
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rephrase

[ˌriːˈfreɪz] vt [+ comment, question, statement] → reformuler
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

rephrase

vt → neu formulieren, umformulieren
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rephrase

[riːˈfreɪz] vt → formulare in modo diverso
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