noun
- the act of expressing something using different words while keeping the same meaning
verb
- present participle of paraphrase; expressing something using different words while keeping the same meaning
Examples
- Paraphrasing is an important skill for academic writing.
- She is paraphrasing the author’s main argument in her own words.
- Good paraphrasing requires understanding the original text completely.
- The student was paraphrasing the poem to explain its meaning.
- Effective paraphrasing helps avoid plagiarism in research papers.
- He practiced paraphrasing difficult passages from the textbook.