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🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

पुनः शब्दों में कहना

Pronunciation / Transliteration: punah shabdon mein kehna

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Rephrase/ˌriːˈfreɪz/
verbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"क्या आप इसे दूसरे शब्दों में कह सकते हैं?"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To express something in different words, typically to achieve greater clarity or remove ambiguity.

    "Could you please rephrase that sentence so it is easier to understand?"
  2. 2

    To state a concept or idea using an alternative phrasing while retaining the original meaning.

    "The speaker had to rephrase her argument during the presentation to address audience questions."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the English prefix re- (meaning 'again') combined with the verb phrase (dating back to the late 16th century meaning 'to express in a particular way'). The composite verb 'rephrase' emerged in the mid-19th century to denote expressing something differently, typically for greater clarity.

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