Meaning

7 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The change undergone by a word when used in a construction.

    the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase

  2. (countable, uncountable)The result of modifying something; a new or changed form.

    Änderung, Abänderung, Modifikation

    модификацияmodifikacija

    видозмінаvydozmina, модифікаціяmodyfikacija

  3. (countable, uncountable)The act of making a change to something while keeping its essential character intact; an alteration or adjustment.

    behavior modification officer

    Jim's modification to the radio's tuning resulted in clearer sound.

    Änderung, Abänderung, Modifikation

    модификацииmodifikacii

    видозмінаvydozmina, модифікаціяmodyfikacija

    the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)

  4. (countable, uncountable)A change to an organism as a result of its environment that is not transmissable to offspring.

    Due to his sunbathing, Jim's body experienced modifications: he got a tan.

    Modifikation

    модификацииmodifikacii

  5. (countable, uncountable)A change to a word when it is borrowed by another language.

    The Chinese word kòutóu had a modification made to become the English kowtow.

    an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another

  6. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)The act of assessing and prescribing a payment, penalty, price, valuation, etc.

  7. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)The form of existence belonging to a particular object, entity etc.; a mode of being.

Examples

31 sentences
  1. I believe we can make the necessary modifications by tomorrow.

    deIch glaube, wir können die nötigen Änderungen bis morgen vornehmen.

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  2. I made some modifications.

    ruЯ внёс некоторые изменения.

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  3. The modifications are complete.

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  4. I made a few modifications.

    ruЯ внёс несколько изменений.

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  5. Rodrigo began to describe the modifications.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
act or result of modifying or condition of being modified:
Русский
By meaning 2
act or result of modifying or condition of being modified:
alteration or adjustment:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
act or result of modifying or condition of being modified:

Origin

From Middle English modificatioune, from Middle French modification and its etymon Latin m

From Middle English modificatioune, from Middle French modification and its etymon Latin modificātiō (“a measuring”), from modificāre (“to limit, control, modify”); see modify. By surface analysis, modify + -ication.

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