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Meaning of
paraphrase
in English
paraphrase
us
//ˈpærəfrɛz//
uk
//ˈpærəfrɛs//
#moderate
Plural
paraphrases
Past Tense
paraphrased
Participle Verb
paraphrasing
Third Person Singular
paraphrases
Definitions
Noun
a
restatement
in
different
words
;
for
clarity
The
professor
asked
the
student
to
paraphrase
the
complex
sentence
.
a
rewritten
text
;
preserving
original
meaning
A
good
paraphrase
should
convey
the
same
meaning
as
the
original
text
.
Verb
to
restate
something
in
simpler
terms
To
paraphrase
the
article
,
we
need
to
understand
its
main
idea
first
.
