rephrase something

  • 1rephrase — re|phrase [ˌri:ˈfreız] v [T] to say or write something again using different words to express what you mean in a way that is clearer or more acceptable ▪ OK. Let me rephrase the question …

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  • 2rephrase — verb (T) to express something in different words so that its meaning is clearer or more acceptable: OK. Let me rephrase the question …

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  • 3rephrase — verb To find a different way to say something Syn: restate, reword …

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  • 5question — ques|tion1 [ kwestʃən ] noun *** 1. ) count something that someone asks you when they want information: answer a question: Why won t you answer my question? ask a question: I regretted asking the question as soon as the words were out. rephrase a …

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  • 6question — ques|tion1 W1S1 [ˈkwestʃən] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(asking for information)¦ 2¦(subject/problem)¦ 3¦(doubt)¦ 4 without question 5 there is no question of something happening/somebody doing something 6 in question 7 be a question of something 8 it s… …

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  • 7question */*/*/ — I UK [ˈkwestʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms question : singular question plural questions 1) a) [countable] something that someone asks you when they want information answer a question: Why won t you answer my question? ask a question: I regretted… …

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  • 8Attempto Controlled English — (ACE) is a controlled natural language, i.e. a subset of standard English with a restricted syntax and a restricted semantics described by a small set of construction and interpretation rules [cite conference | author = Norbert E. Fuchs, Kaarel… …

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  • 9paraphrase — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. rendering, restatement, switch (inf.). v. restate, alter, reword. See interpretation, imitation. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. digest, restatement, explanation, translation; see interpretation 1 , summary …

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  • 10semantics — semanticist /si man teuh sist/, semantician /see man tish euhn/, n. /si man tiks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) 1. Ling. a. the study of meaning. b. the study of linguistic development by classifying and examining changes in meaning and form. 2.… …

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