to phrase
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3.9
- verb
- /freɪz/
- When you write an email, make sure to phrase your request politely.
- phrase the question
- phrase items
- phrase it differently
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Watch on YouTubeHowever you want to phrase it, that's a good thing.
- However you want to phrase it, that's a good thing.
- But I, I would phrase it in the following way.
- If you have a comment, please phrase it in the form of one question.
- And I begin to see, you know, they they phrased it in a very clumsy way.
- And after it comes a very, very cleverly phrased written statement quote.
- I can't remember exactly how you phrased it, but the concept stuck with me.
- How do I phrase how do I tell these stories?
- I'm just trying to say I know my worth, but I wouldn't quite phrase it that way today.
- I'm afraid that I'll turn off with an an eloquently phrased or even incorrect statement.
- It might be your tone and how you phrase it.
- Namely, let me first phrase it in words and then write it down.
- My first kiss was, OK, let me, let me, let me, let me phrase this correctly.
- I think there's a degree to which how would I phrase this?
Examples
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Now again, let me phrase it like this.
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Why would you phrase it like that?
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But I, I would phrase it in the following way.
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All right, first question of the audience, please phrase your question as a question.
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If you have a comment, please phrase it in the form of one question.
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Line up with your questions and then please phrase your question as a question.
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God, I love the way you phrase things.
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Always phrase your answer in the form of a question.
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Let me phrase it to you in a different way.
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I'm not sure how to phrase this.
Synonyms
129
4.4
To say or write your ideas clearly so others understand
69
4.5
To create and describe an idea, plan, or theory clearly
43
4.9
To say something in a particular way
36
4.2
To state something clearly in writing or speech
13
7.2
To say something in a careful or polite way
5
5.8
To say or write something in a certain way
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
1
3.4
A group of words that starts with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun like 'on the chair'
- Specialized
1
5.7
A fixed group of words that mean something different from the words alone
- Specialized
1
6.0
The order and grouping of words in a sentence that make parts like the subject and verb
- Specialized
A group of words with a noun as the main word acting as subject or object
How Carefully
69
4.5
129
4.4
54
3.9
∞
1.0
- Informal
46
3.9
Surface Forms
Etymology
Phrase comes from the Greek phrazein, which means 'to tell', so to phrase something is to 'put it into words' or choose the best way to say an idea.