Phrase n Suffixed

 phrase book

 noun

 /ˈfreɪz bʊk/

1. a book containing lists of common expressions translated into another language, especially for people visiting a foreign country

o I bought a Spanish phrase book.

phraseology

 noun

 /ˌfreɪziˈɒlədʒi/

 [uncountable] (formal)

1. the particular way in which words and phrases are arranged when saying or writing something

o legal phraseology

o Simple phraseology throughout makes the work easily accessible.

phrasing

 noun

/ˈfreɪzɪŋ/

[uncountable]

1. the words used to express something

o The phrasing of the report is ambiguous.

phrase

 verb 

/freɪz/

Verb Forms

1. [transitive] to say or write something in a particular way

o phrase something (+ adv./prep.) a carefully phrased remark

o I agree with what he says, but I'd have phrased it differently.

o She phrased the explanation in very simple terms.

o phrase something as something Her order was phrased as a suggestion.

Extra Examples

o I should have phrased my question differently. 

o The statement was very carefully phrased.



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