Meaning

4 senses
  1. (transitive)To change part of.

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

    ändern, abändern, modifizieren

    изменя́тьizmenjátʹ, модифици́роватьmodificírovatʹ

    модифікува́тиmodyfikuváty

    cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

  2. (intransitive)To be or become modified.

    изменя́тьсяizmenjátʹsja, модифици́роватьсяmodificírovatʹsja

  3. (transitive)To set bounds to; to moderate.

  4. (transitive)To qualify the meaning of.

Examples

71 sentences
  1. Do you think it's dangerous to eat genetically modified food?

    Гадаєш, їсти генномодифіковані продукти — це небезпечно?

    ruВы считаете, опасно есть генномодифицированные продукты?

    deDenkst du, dass es gefährlich ist genetisch verändertes Essen zu essen?

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  2. It's almost impossible to avoid eating genetically modified food.

    deEs ist beinahe unmöglich, genetisch verändertes Essen zu vermeiden.

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  3. You'll have to modify the height of the table to make it fit.

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  4. You probably eat genetically modified fruits and vegetables all the time without knowing it.

    ruВозможно, вы постоянно едите генетически модифицированные фрукты и овощи, не зная об этом.

    deWahrscheinlich verzehren Sie die ganze Zeit genetisch verändertes Obst und Gemüse, ohne dass Sie es wissen.

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  5. Tom wears a modified fishing vest to hold all his harmonicas when he performs on stage.

    ruВыступая на сцене, Том носит переделанный рыболовный жилет, вмещающий все его гармошки.

    deTom trägt eine modifizierte Anglerweste, in der sich, wenn er auf einer Bühne auftritt, seine ganzen Mundharmonikas befinden.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to change part of:
Русский
By meaning 2
to change part of:
to be or become modified:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to change part of:

Origin

From Middle English modifien, from Middle French modifier, from Latin modificare (“to limi

From Middle English modifien, from Middle French modifier, from Latin modificare (“to limit, control, regulate, deponent”), from modificari (“to measure off, set bound to, moderate”), from modus (“measure”) + facere (“to make”); see mode.

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Forms

modifies, modifying, modified, modified
Base formmodify · to modify
3rd person singularmodifies
Present participlemodifying
Past simplemodified
Past participlemodified

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theymodify
he, she, itmodifies

Past simpleLesson

all personsmodified

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave modified
he, she, ithas modified

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill modify

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • add a modifier to a constituent:qualify
  • cause to change; make different; cause a transformation:changealter

Word family

14 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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