Communication

reframe something

present something from a different perspective

To think about or present a situation in a different way so that its meaning or possible solution changes.

C1 common speech & writing

expression

Hear it in real life

We keep arguing about the same problem.

Maybe we should reframe it as a question of what customers need.

Play the conversation

We reframed the problem as a question of customer trust.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: We reframed the issue into a question of cost.

Say: We reframed the issue as a question of cost.

Use reframe something as something when describing a new way to present or understand it.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

reframe a problem; reframe the question; reframe something as something

Your turn: say it out loud

We reframed the problem as a question of customer trust.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

reframe something

present something from a different perspective

“We reframed the problem as a question of customer trust.”

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