modify — Englisches Wörterbuch

Verb

1. To change part of.

   Gebrauch

   • transitiv

   Beispiele

   Her publisher advised her to modify a few parts of the book to make it easier to read.

2. To be or become modified.

   Gebrauch

   • intransitiv

3. To set bounds to; to moderate.

   Gebrauch

   • transitiv

4. To qualify the meaning of.

   Gebrauch

   • transitiv

   Beispiele

   Weitere Beispiele (1)

   There is inherently no ordering to the modification and no hierarchy of modification: that is, both adjectives modify the substantive and both apply equally to the substantive[…]

   Adjectives modify nouns.

Verb

1. make less severe or harsh or extreme

   Oberbegriffe

   change

   Beispiele

   please modify this letter to make it more polite

   he modified his views on same-gender marriage

2. add a modifier to a constituent

   Synonyme

   qualify

   Oberbegriffe

   add

3. cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

   Synonyme

   changealter

   Oberbegriffe

   inducestimulatecausehavegetmake

   Beispiele

   The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city

   The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue