alter
To change the form or structure ofTo change the form or structure of.
» I can't alter the plans.
Я не можу змінити плани.
Meaning
5 senses(ambitransitive)To change the form or structure of.
Near-synonym: tweak
abändern, ändern
изменя́тьizmenjátʹ, измени́тьizmenítʹ, меня́тьmenjátʹ
змі́нюватиzmínjuvaty, міня́тиminjáty, зміни́тиzminýty
(intransitive)To become different.
become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
(transitive)To tailor clothes to make them fit.
make an alteration to
(transitive)To castrate, neuter or spay (a dog or other animal).
(transitive)To affect mentally, as by psychotropic drugs or illness.
Examples
104 sentencesI can't alter the plans.
Я не можу змінити плани.
We must alter our plan.
Ми повинні змінити свій план.
deWir müssen unseren Plan ändern.
I think he needs to alter his lifestyle.
ruЯ думаю, что ему нужно изменить свой образ жизни.
She had to alter her dress by herself.
deSie musste ihr Kleid selbst ändern.
I've heard that you can't alter your destiny.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From Old French alterer (French altérer), from Medieval Latin alterāre (“to make other”),From Old French alterer (French altérer), from Medieval Latin alterāre (“to make other”), from Latin alter (“the other”), from al- (seen in alius (“other”), alienus (“of another”), etc.; see alias, alien, etc.) + compar. suffix -ter.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
alters, altering, altered, alteredSynonyms
22 synonyms- remove the ovaries of:neuterspaycastrate
- become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence:changevary
- cause to change; make different; cause a transformation:changemodify
- insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby:interpolatefalsify
Antonyms
5 antonymsWord family
18 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle