alteration
The act of altering or making differentThe act of altering or making different.
» The plan is incapable of alteration.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of altering or making different.
Änderung, Veränderung
измене́ниеizmenénije, переде́лкаperedélka, переде́лываниеperedélyvanije
the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
The act of altering or making different.
(countable, uncountable)A minor adjustment to clothing, such as hemming or shortening, to make it fit better.
(countable, uncountable)The state of being altered; a change made in the form or nature of a thing; a changed condition.
The doctors don't see any alteration in the patient's condition.
переду́мываниеperedúmyvanije
Examples
8 sentencesThe plan is incapable of alteration.
How long will it take for alterations?
The sales plan allows of no alteration.
Can you make some alterations to this product?
That ship was towed into the shipyard to undergo alterations.
deDieses Schiff wurde für Umbauten in die Werft geschleppt.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From Old French alteracion (French altération), from Medieval Latin alterātiō. MorphologicFrom Old French alteracion (French altération), from Medieval Latin alterātiō. Morphologically alter + -ation.
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Forms
plural: alterations| Singular | alteration |
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Synonyms
4 synonyms- the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment):modificationadjustment
- the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification):revision
- an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another:changemodification
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable