MEANING
To state something again or in different words.
Use it for
Words that belong together
- restate a claim
- restate a requirement
On the page
The conclusion restated the claim without additional evidence.
The notice restated the requirement in simpler language.
Nearby words
Related words
Word forms
- Base
- restate
- Past tense
- restated
- Past participle
- restated
- Present participle
- restating
Full tense & aspect guide
- Present
- restate
- Present continuous
- am/is/are restating
- Present perfect
- have/has restated
- Present perfect continuous
- have/has been restating
- Past
- restated
- Past continuous
- was/were restating
- Past perfect
- had restated
- Past perfect continuous
- had been restating
- Future
- will restate
- Future continuous
- will be restating
- Future perfect
- will have restated
- Future perfect continuous
- will have been restating
Choose the auxiliary that agrees with your subject. These are constructions of one word, not separate entries.
Usage notes
Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: restate; restates; restated; restated; restating 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: renewed assessment, explicit formulation, classification and framing. Disciplines: academic writing, formal analysis. Commonness: moderately common. Third-person singular: restates.
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