paraphrase
noun
a restatement of a text or passage giving the meaning in another form, as for clearness; rewording.
has paraphrased
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present perfectof paraphrase (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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While Tran has paraphrased some content of this source borrowing, because of the specificity and impact of the number— “billions of tons of carbon”—she has chosen to use the author’s original words.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 21, 2021
Gregory has paraphrased Francis, arguing that the church should seek out dialogue, even when there are disagreements.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 15, 2021
Liszt has paraphrased inimitably songs by Schubert, Schumann, and Robert Franz, in which the perfumed flower of the composer's thoughts is never smothered by passage-work.
From Old Fogy His Musical Opinions and Grotesques by James Huneker
The purpose with which he has paraphrased an Olympick and Nemaean ode, is, by himself, sufficiently explained.
From Lives of the Poets, Volume 1 by Samuel Johnson
In most cases he has translated the French faithfully, but here and there he has paraphrased a passage or added a brief remark of his own.
From The Present State of Wit (1711) In a Letter to a Friend in the Country by John Gay
