Modify definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

modify in American English · 1. to change or alter; esp., to change slightly or partially in character, form, etc. · 2. to limit or reduce slightly; moderate. to ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Definitionof 'modify'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× modify (mɒdɪfaɪ ) Wordforms:3rdpersonsingularpresent tensemodifies ,presentparticiplemodifying ,pasttense,pastparticiplemodified 1. verb Ifyoumodifysomething,youchangeitslightly,usuallyinordertoimproveit. Theclubmembersdidagreetomodifytheirrecruitmentpolicy.[VERBnoun] TheplanewasamodifiedversionoftheC-130.[VERB-ed] Synonyms:change,reform,vary,convert MoreSynonymsofmodify modification(mɒdɪfɪkeɪʃən )Wordforms:pluralmodifications variablenounRelativelyminormodificationswererequired. ...behaviourmodificationtechniques. Synonyms:change,restriction,variation,qualification MoreSynonymsofmodify 2. verb Awordorgroupofwordsthatmodifiesanotherworddescribesorclassifiessomething,orrestrictsthemeaningoftheword. [technical]ItisaruleofEnglishthatadjectivesgenerallyprecedethenountheymodify:we say'agoodcry',not'acrygood'.[VERBnoun] MoreSynonymsofmodify COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers EnglishEasyLearningGrammarAdjectivesandcomparisonWhatareadjectivesinEnglish?WhatistheorderofadjectivesinEnglish?DoadjectivesgobeforeorafterthenouninEnglish?Whatisamodifierin...   Readmore Video:pronunciationof modify Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'modify' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'modify' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'tyropitta' HindiTranslationof'modify' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency modifyinBritishEnglish (ˈmɒdɪˌfaɪ ) verbWordforms:-fies,-fyingor-fied(mainlytr)1. tochangethestructure,character,intent,etc,of 2. tomakelessextremeoruncompromising tomodifyademand 3. grammar (ofawordorgroupofwords)tobeartherelationofmodifierto(anotherwordorgroupofwords) 4. linguistics tochange(avowel)byumlaut 5. (intransitive) tobeorbecomemodified CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformsmodifiable(ˈmodiˌfiable)adjective modifiability(ˌmodiˌfiaˈbility)ormodifiableness(ˈmodiˌfiableness)noun WordoriginC14:fromOldFrenchmodifier,fromLatinmodificāretolimit,control,frommodusmeasure+faceretomake WordFrequency modifyinAmericanEnglish (ˈmɑdəˌfaɪ ) verbtransitiveWordforms:ˈmodiˌfiedorˈmodiˌfying1.  tochangeoralter;esp.,tochangeslightlyorpartiallyincharacter,form,etc. 2.  tolimitorreduceslightly;moderate tomodifyapenalty 3. Grammar tolimitthemeaningof;qualify “old”modifies“man”in“oldman” 4. Linguistics tochangetheformofamorphemetoindicategrammaticalrelationsorderivation verbintransitive5.  tobemodified SIMILARWORDS: change Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformsmodifiable(ˈmodiˌfiable) adjective WordoriginMEmodifien