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paraphrase
Meaning: to restate something using different words
paraphrase in a sentence
How paraphrase is used in real sentences:
The tutor asked the student to paraphrase the poem's third stanza.
During the interview, the journalist chose to paraphrase the mayor's long statement rather than quote it word for word.
“She would paraphrase council notices for it, turning formal legal phrases into sentences that busy sellers could act upon.”
— from the passage The Thursday Exchange
Synonyms for paraphrase
Other words for paraphrase — reword and rephrase — carry the same meaning.
- reword
- rephrase
Antonyms of paraphrase
Words that mean the opposite of paraphrase:
- quote
Where it comes from
From Greek paraphrasis 'a free rendering, additional manner of expression'
Word parts
- para — beside, alongside; beyond
paraphrase: para- (beside) + phrase (expression)
Memory hook
PARA (alongside) + PHRASE — say it alongside the original, in your own phrase.
Practice paraphrase in the app