Rephrase: meaning, definitions and examples

Used when you want to express something in a different way to make it clearer or easier to understand.

• I didn't understand the instructions
• Can you rephrase them? She rephrased her question to make it simpler

Suitable when you need to express the meaning of something written or spoken using different words, especially to achieve greater clarity.

• The teacher asked us to paraphrase the paragraph
• He paraphrased the main ideas from the lecture

Appropriate when you need to change the words of a text or statement to alter its meaning slightly or improve its clarity.

• Can you reword this sentence? The document was reworded to avoid ambiguity

Used when you need to write something again, often with significant changes to improve it or correct errors.

• I had to rewrite the whole essay
• After the feedback, she decided to rewrite the entire introduction

Ideal for when you need to repeat the same idea using different words, often used in formal or academic writing.

• Let me restate the main points of the report
• She restated her argument to emphasize its importance