modify — Английский словарь

Глагол

1. To change part of.

   Употребление

   • переходный глагол

   Примеры

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

2. To be or become modified.

   Употребление

   • непереходный глагол

3. To set bounds to; to moderate.

   Употребление

   • переходный глагол

4. To qualify the meaning of.

   Употребление

   • переходный глагол

   Примеры

   Другие примеры (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.

Глагол

1. make less severe or harsh or extreme

   Более общие понятия

   change

   Примеры

   please modify this letter to make it more polite

   he modified his views on same-gender marriage

2. add a modifier to a constituent

   Синонимы

   qualify

   Более общие понятия

   add

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

   Синонимы

   changealter

   Более общие понятия

   inducestimulatecausehavegetmake

   Примеры

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

   The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue