Definition

1. Noun:

   • A distinct section of a piece of writing: A "paragraph" is a group of related sentences that develop a single main idea. It is typically indicated by starting on a new line, often with an indentation or extra space.
   • A brief item or news article: In journalism, a "paragraph" can refer to a short, self-contained piece of news.

2. Verb:

   • To arrange or divide text into paragraphs: To organize a continuous text into distinct paragraphs for clarity.
   • To write a short news item about someone or something: To compose a brief journalistic report on a particular subject.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • Each paragraph in your essay should focus on one key point.
  • The newspaper included a small paragraph about the local festival.

• Verb:

  • Please paragraph your report correctly before submitting it.
  • The society columnist paragraphed the event in her weekly column.

Advanced Usage

• "to paragraph something": To write a short journalistic notice about an event or person.
  • The celebrity's arrival was paragraphed in all the gossip magazines.

Variants and Related Words

• Paragrapher (n): A writer, especially of short news items or paragraphs.
  • He worked as a paragrapher for a daily newspaper.

Synonyms

• Noun: Section, passage, segment.
• Verb: Compose, write up, report.

Related Phrases

• "to indent a paragraph": To start a paragraph with a space at the beginning of the first line.
  • Remember to indent each new paragraph in your manuscript.

Noun

1. one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line

Verb

1. write paragraphs; work as a paragrapher
2. write about in a paragraph
   • All her friends were paragraphed in last Monday's paper
3. divide into paragraphs, as of text
   • This story is well paragraphed