modify
English - Vietnamese Dictionary
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verb
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modify /'mɔdifai/
Concise Dictionary- ngoại động từ
- giảm bớt, làm nhẹ, làm dịu
- to modify one's tone: dịu giọng, hạ giọng
- sửa đổi, thay đổi
- the revolution modified the whole social structure of the country: cách mạng đã làm thay đổi cả cấu trúc xã hội của đất nước
- (ngôn ngữ học) thay đổi (nguyên âm) bằng hiện c lao lực
- sự hỗn loạn, sự lộn xộn
- giảm bớt, làm nhẹ, làm dịu
- nội động từ
- lao lực
- to toil and moil
- làm đổ mồ hôi nước mắt
modified|modifies|modifying'mɑdɪfaɪ /'mɒ-
verb
+make less severe or harsh or extreme
+add a modifier to a constituent
+cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Thesaurus Dictionaryverb
+make less severe or harsh or extreme
+add a modifier to a constituent
+cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
v.
1 adjust, adapt, change, transform, alter, revise, amend, redo, remake, remould, reshape, reconstruct, reform, revamp, refashion, remodel, rework, reword, reorient, reorganize:
They are modifying the car to increase its performance. He should modify his views on censorship
2 reduce, decrease, diminish, lessen, moderate, temper, soften, lower, abate, tone down, modulate; qualify, limit, restrict:
The severity of the winter is modified by our proximity to the sea. We shall have to modify our demands.
+ verb (modifies, modifying, modified, modified) [VN]
1 to change sth slightly, especially in order to make it more suitable for a particular purpose
Synonym: ADAPT
The office software has been modified over the years. + Patients are taught how to modify their diet. + We found it cheaper to modify existing equipment rather than buy new. - CHANGE
2 to make sth less extreme: to modify your behaviour / language / views
3 (grammar) a word, such as an adjective or adverb, that modifies another word or group of words describes it or restricts its meaning in some way: In 'walk slowly', the adverb 'slowly' modifies the verb 'walk'.
Collocation Dictionary1 to change sth slightly, especially in order to make it more suitable for a particular purpose
Synonym: ADAPT
The office software has been modified over the years. + Patients are taught how to modify their diet. + We found it cheaper to modify existing equipment rather than buy new. - CHANGE
2 to make sth less extreme: to modify your behaviour / language / views
3 (grammar) a word, such as an adjective or adverb, that modifies another word or group of words describes it or restricts its meaning in some way: In 'walk slowly', the adverb 'slowly' modifies the verb 'walk'.
verb
ADV.
considerably, drastically, greatly, heavily, profoundly, radically, significantly, substantially
The original text has been modified so radically that it is barely recognizable.
| a little, partially, partly, slightly, somewhat | gradually | constantly | specially | appropriately, suitably | accordingly | chemically, genetically
genetically modified organisms
VERB + MODIFY
have to, need to
You may need to modify your plans a little.
PHRASES
highly modified, in a modified form
These ideas are still used today, though in a slightly modified form.
| a modified version
using a highly modified version of the program
Random quote: Things do not change; we change.: Henry Thoreau
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