verb
- past tense and past participle of phrase; expressed in words or put into a particular form of words
Examples
- She phrased her question very carefully to avoid offense.
- The contract was phrased in legal terminology that was hard to understand.
- He phrased his criticism constructively rather than harshly.
- The teacher phrased the instructions clearly for the students.
- The politician phrased her response to avoid taking a firm position.
- The email was poorly phrased and caused confusion.
- She phrased her compliment in a way that seemed sincere.