Rephrase
verb
Express the same thing using different words.
Could you rephrase your question please?
Often appears as...
- rephrase the sentence
- rephrase the question
verb
Express the same thing using different words.
Could you rephrase your question please?
Often appears as...
- rephrase the sentence
- rephrase the question
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Clarification Needed
Use 'rephrase' to clarify your statement if someone doesn't understand you.
If my explanation is unclear, I can rephrase it for you.
Pro Tip 2/3Avoid Repetition
Rephrase to prevent repeating the same words, which can be boring or seem unskilled.
Instead of repeating, let me rephrase my previous point.
Pro Tip 3/3Simplify Complex Ideas
Use 'rephrase' when you need to make a complex idea easier to understand.
To simplify the concept, I will rephrase it in everyday terms.
Pro Tip 1/3Clarification Needed
Use 'rephrase' to clarify your statement if someone doesn't understand you.
If my explanation is unclear, I can rephrase it for you.
Pro Tip 2/3Avoid Repetition
Rephrase to prevent repeating the same words, which can be boring or seem unskilled.
Instead of repeating, let me rephrase my previous point.
Pro Tip 3/3Simplify Complex Ideas
Use 'rephrase' when you need to make a complex idea easier to understand.
To simplify the concept, I will rephrase it in everyday terms.
Pro Tip 1/3Clarification Needed
Use 'rephrase' to clarify your statement if someone doesn't understand you.
If my explanation is unclear, I can rephrase it for you.
Pro Tip 2/3Avoid Repetition
Rephrase to prevent repeating the same words, which can be boring or seem unskilled.
Instead of repeating, let me rephrase my previous point.
Pro Tip 3/3Simplify Complex Ideas
Use 'rephrase' when you need to make a complex idea easier to understand.
To simplify the concept, I will rephrase it in everyday terms.
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How misused modifiers...
in this case, "with world's largest chocolate bunny," modify the wrong thing, the robber's actions instead of the town. To correct this particular sentence, we simply rephrase to make it clearer what the modifying phrase is talking about.
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What does the bank of...
just a question of time before everybody adopts blockchain to do a myriad of different things do you think that traditional financial institutions are at risk if they don't jump in or if I rephrase the question is this an
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Safari Live - Day 257 PIPE...
the day twins in all animals are quite rare in in terms of weight let me rephrase that now and I've dug myself into a hole I'm trying to say the twins are rare but
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Alejandro Aravena: My...
as a small house, why don't we consider it half of a good one? When you rephrase the problem as half of a good house instead of a small one,
Video examples
How misused modifiers...
in this case, "with world's largest chocolate bunny," modify the wrong thing, the robber's actions instead of the town. To correct this particular sentence, we simply rephrase to make it clearer what the modifying phrase is talking about.
Video examples
What does the bank of...
just a question of time before everybody adopts blockchain to do a myriad of different things do you think that traditional financial institutions are at risk if they don't jump in or if I rephrase the question is this an
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 257 PIPE...
the day twins in all animals are quite rare in in terms of weight let me rephrase that now and I've dug myself into a hole I'm trying to say the twins are rare but
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Alejandro Aravena: My...
as a small house, why don't we consider it half of a good one? When you rephrase the problem as half of a good house instead of a small one,
Example 1 of 4
Quote examples
Adrian Younge
American Musician
I know all my different formulas to get certain sounds. I've been doing this so long that I don't experiment anymore. Or let me rephrase: I've been doing this so long that I don't have to experiment as much. You always want to evolve and change, but if I go in and I know it's a certain type of song, I know exactly where I'm going to place the mics.
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Raoul Peck
Haitian Director
We are in the middle of a big swamp of ignorance that is taught by a lot of nonsense, propaganda, absurdity, amalgams. I have a hard time listening to any speech. You feel like you want to stop the TV every two seconds to rephrase them, because it's lie after lie, turning stuff upside down, and you can't follow that. That's the trap.
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Nicole Byer
American Comedian
Talking-head shows are just a camera, a sound guy, and then a PA writing down what you say and a producer asking you questions. And you're just supposed to rephrase the question and add a joke to it. Figuring out how to do that was super hard.
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Sigrid
Norwegian Musician
Whenever my friend says something cool, and especially if my team says something, like a cool line in English, I'll write it down, and maybe I'll rephrase or use in a different way or something.
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Iliza Shlesinger
American Comedian
Being sexually harassed is the worst. Sorry. Let me rephrase that. Being sexually harassed by an ugly guy is the worst... If he's hot, it's just plain old flirting.
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Stanley Crouch
American Critic
Now the writing in the head, I definitely do every day, thinking about how I want to phrase something or how I'd like to rephrase something I've already written.
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Katy Tur
American Journalist
Trump is a room-reader. He'll slow down a line, rephrase a point, work in a pause, and ride the energy of his audience wherever it takes him.
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Mike D
American Musician
Most interviewers basically just want us to rephrase the bio. You already know us - why do you need to interview us?
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Lily Tomlin
American Actress
If love is the answer, could you please rephrase the question?
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Adrian Younge
American Musician
I know all my different formulas to get certain sounds. I've been doing this so long that I don't experiment anymore. Or let me rephrase: I've been doing this so long that I don't have to experiment as much. You always want to evolve and change, but if I go in and I know it's a certain type of song, I know exactly where I'm going to place the mics.
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Raoul Peck
Haitian Director
We are in the middle of a big swamp of ignorance that is taught by a lot of nonsense, propaganda, absurdity, amalgams. I have a hard time listening to any speech. You feel like you want to stop the TV every two seconds to rephrase them, because it's lie after lie, turning stuff upside down, and you can't follow that. That's the trap.
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Nicole Byer
American Comedian
Talking-head shows are just a camera, a sound guy, and then a PA writing down what you say and a producer asking you questions. And you're just supposed to rephrase the question and add a joke to it. Figuring out how to do that was super hard.
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Sigrid
Norwegian Musician
Whenever my friend says something cool, and especially if my team says something, like a cool line in English, I'll write it down, and maybe I'll rephrase or use in a different way or something.
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Iliza Shlesinger
American Comedian
Being sexually harassed is the worst. Sorry. Let me rephrase that. Being sexually harassed by an ugly guy is the worst... If he's hot, it's just plain old flirting.
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Stanley Crouch
American Critic
Now the writing in the head, I definitely do every day, thinking about how I want to phrase something or how I'd like to rephrase something I've already written.
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Katy Tur
American Journalist
Trump is a room-reader. He'll slow down a line, rephrase a point, work in a pause, and ride the energy of his audience wherever it takes him.
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Mike D
American Musician
Most interviewers basically just want us to rephrase the bio. You already know us - why do you need to interview us?
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Lily Tomlin
American Actress
If love is the answer, could you please rephrase the question?
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