1. a restatement of a text or passage using different words, usually to clarify meaning

1. to express the meaning of something using different words

Examples

• The student wrote a paraphrase of the poem instead of memorizing it word for word.
• Can you paraphrase this complex sentence in simpler terms?
• Her paraphrase captured the main idea but lost some of the original’s elegance.
• The teacher asked us to paraphrase the author’s argument in our own words.
• This is not a direct quote but rather a paraphrase of what he said.
• Try to paraphrase the instructions so everyone can understand them.
• The article included a paraphrase of the president’s speech.