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# paraphrase

«paraphrase» in Mova's school dictionary: **to say or write the same thing again in other words** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (paraphrase, paraphrases, paraphrased, paraphrasing); noun (a paraphrase, paraphrases)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To paraphrase is to say or write the same thing again in other words. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paraphrase/#m1)

2) A paraphrase is the new sentence that says the same thing in different words. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paraphrase/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In maths: not in the problems themselves; a reading step: say the problem in your own words to check you understand what is asked. In English and science: paraphrasing a text instead of copying it. In everyday life: retelling what someone said.

### examples

- Paraphrase the problem before you solve it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paraphrase/#x1)
- She paraphrased the question. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paraphrase/#x2)
- Write a paraphrase of the story. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paraphrase/#x3)
- Paraphrase the paragraph without copying the author's words. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paraphrase/#x4)
- To paraphrase my teacher: «Check your work twice». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paraphrase/#x5)
- His paraphrase kept all the facts. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paraphrase/#x6)
- Can you paraphrase what your partner said? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paraphrase/#x7)
- Source.--I have paraphrased the well-known poem of Hon. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paraphrase/#x8)

### note

No number. Saying the problem in your own words helps you find what is asked. Trap: a paraphrase must keep every number and relation. A paraphrase is not a summary: a summary is shorter, a paraphrase keeps all the meaning. When you paraphrase someone else's work, still say where it came from.

### In the corpora

- [Repeating what someone said in your own words is called paraphrasing, and it shows you listened.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/50-listening-following-talk-asking-good-questions/7/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «paraphrase» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paraphrase/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.