MEANING
To express the meaning of something in different words, usually to make it clearer or easier to use.
Use it for
Words that belong together
- paraphrase a passage
- paraphrase accurately
On the page
She paraphrased the passage before explaining why she disagreed with it.
Nearby words
Word forms
- Base
- paraphrase
- Past tense
- paraphrased
- Past participle
- paraphrased
- Present participle
- paraphrasing
Full tense & aspect guide
- Present
- paraphrase
- Present continuous
- am/is/are paraphrasing
- Present perfect
- have/has paraphrased
- Present perfect continuous
- have/has been paraphrasing
- Past
- paraphrased
- Past continuous
- was/were paraphrasing
- Past perfect
- had paraphrased
- Past perfect continuous
- had been paraphrasing
- Future
- will paraphrase
- Future continuous
- will be paraphrasing
- Future perfect
- will have paraphrased
- Future perfect continuous
- will have been paraphrasing
Choose the auxiliary that agrees with your subject. These are constructions of one word, not separate entries.
Usage notes
Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: paraphrase; paraphrases; paraphrased; paraphrased; paraphrasing Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: analysis, explanation. Commonness: moderately common. Third-person singular: paraphrases.
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