paraphrase in English

noun
1
a rewording of something written or spoken by someone else.
In his early years as a teacher he wrote explanatory paraphrases of many of Aristotle's works, setting a pattern of exegesis which continued to be followed throughout the Middle Ages.
verb
1
express the meaning of (the writer or speaker or something written or spoken) using different words, especially to achieve greater clarity.
you can either quote or paraphrase literary texts
synonyms:rewordrephraseput/express in other wordsrewritegloss

Use "paraphrase" in a sentence

Below are sample sentences containing the word "paraphrase" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "paraphrase", or refer to the context using the word "paraphrase" in the English Dictionary.

1. Paraphrase the ancient Chinese prose in vernacular language.

2. Paraphrase the ancient Chinese prose in colloquialism language.

3. The teacher amplified the sense by a paraphrase.

4. A brutal summary and paraphrase of this follows.

5. Paraphrase this article in 250 words or less.

6. She gave us a paraphrase of that film.

7. Try to paraphrase the question before you answer it.

8. The paraphrase of the sonnet is easy to understand.

9. You may read the prose paraphrase of this poem.

10. 5 Paraphrase the ancient Chinese prose in colloquialism language.

11. If it is not a Minister, please will he paraphrase.

12. After frontal damage, the patient may just paraphrase the proverb.

13. To paraphrase Chavez, once social change begins, it cannot be reversed.

14. 30 After frontal damage, the patient may just paraphrase the proverb.

15. She gave us a quick paraphrase of what had been said.

16. 15. (a) How would you paraphrase the counsel of Hebrews 13:17?

17. Can we even identify, for paraphrase purposes, what the underlying meaning is?

18. That power is weakened when we paraphrase or alter the actual wording.

19. The article was paraphrase Tao Lan in Vernal February form the feminine view.

20. Paraphrase and summary of the arguments of other texts correspond to indirect speech.

21. To paraphrase an adage of Hungarian winegrowers: ‘A noble mold spells a good wine.’

22. In fact, the optimally relevant interpretation may be a summary rather than an exact paraphrase.

23. 9 To paraphrase the satirist Tom Lehrer, it makes a fellow proud to be a banker.

24. Have another tract in your hand, and read or paraphrase the questions in the first two paragraphs.

25. 14 To paraphrase William Jennings Bryan, we must not crucify our economies upon a cross of rubber.

26. To paraphrase Truvy, it’s a Cuppa flour, a Cuppa sugar, a Cuppa fruit cocktail with the juice

27. All effective readers skip over or guess at some words, paraphrase sections of text, and resume reading.

28. 11 To paraphrase, he said that in today's world a Eurocentric view of history is out of place.

29. To paraphrase Franklin Roosevelt from a different context, the greatest thing we have to fear is fear itself.

30. To paraphrase an old saying, the water has to be there for the horse to be able to drink.

31. Choose the best paraphrase for the sentence below: "A pox on you for your loathsome Chiding!" a

32. This structure of absence and intrusion corresponds to de Man's blend of quotation, paraphrase and commentary in Allegories of Reading.

33. A paraphrase usually substantially changes the language of the original, because all that matters is that the idea is conveyed.

34. This paraphrase of Paul's words in Ephesians 26 guaranteed they not only resolved conflicts but also gave and received forgiveness.

35. 1 This paraphrase of Paul's words in Ephesians 26 guaranteed they not only resolved conflicts but also gave and received forgiveness.

36. The discovery that Diodorvs V contained a paraphrase of the same basic text gave an altogether different dimension to Posidonius' work.

37. Does the student follow the old adage that to read and paraphrase one book is plagiarism but to use two is research?

38. Africa, that strangled continent, to paraphrase René Dumont, is moving with great determination and selfless abnegation to emerge from the labyrinth of poverty.

39. The most obvious difference between quotation and paraphrase in these examples is the punctuation which separates a quotation from the surrounding material.

40. As a result, my Paraphrase is a ten-minute composition for eight wind players which follows the outline of the opera plot.

41. His hymn Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält, a paraphrase of Psalm 124, was published in the Erfurt Enchiridion in 1524.

42. Perhaps, to paraphrase Robbie Burns, whom somebody mentioned a minute ago, 'The best laid plans of mice and men and the Commission gang aft agley'.

43. Translators who produce what are frequently referred to as paraphrase Bibles, or free translations, take liberties with the text as presented in the original languages.

44. The first is a paraphrase of a 19th century hymn by the English poet William Cowper ("God moves in a mysterious way, His wonders to perform).

45. This resource is designed for college students and shows how to Annotate a scholarly article using highlighting, paraphrase, a descriptive outline, and a two-margin approach

46. Do we listen to pop music because of Atrabiliousness, or are we Atrabilious because we listen to pop music? (High Fidelity magazine paraphrase) Etymology: From atra bilis, from ater, + bilis

47. 28 Yes, commodity prices are up — but that's no reason to perpetuate mass unemployment. To paraphrase William Jennings Bryan, we must not crucify our economies upon a cross of rubber.

48. This type of Bookending of a paraphrase signals to your reader that these are not your own words or ideas and tells them where source material ends and your ideas begin

49. The Fable Of Cupid And Psyche: translated from the Latin of Apuleius: to which are added, a poetical paraphrase on the speech of Diotima, in the Banquet of Plato ; four hymns, &c

50. Paul's in 1183, about the time that the Temple Church was consecrated, the history is evidently as ancient as it is authentic, though the author of the present paraphrase has introduced many unauthorized, as well as Anachronismatical …