Verb
umschreiben
to rewrite (modify a text)
B1
rank #10,418
Meanings
Verb
- to rewrite (modify a text)
- to transcribe; to transliterate (convert to another script)
- to make over; to sign over (officially give property to someone else)
- to try to express or explain in words; to define; to verbalise
- to state (something) in such a way as to avoid something; to paraphrase; to use circumlocution
In a sentence
Ich musste den ganzen Text noch einmal umschreiben.
I had to rewrite the whole text again.
Forms
umschreibenschreibt umschrieb umhat umgeschrieben | umschreibenumschreibtumschriebhat umschrieben