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modifier — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • alter verb To change something, especially in a fairly small or specific way.
  • change verb To become different, or to make something different.
  • edit verb To change, correct, or improve a piece of writing, video, or other content.
  • modify verb To change part of something, usually without altering its overall nature.
  • swing verb To move back and forth or in a circular path while hanging from a fixed point.

Senses

modifier is used for these senses in English:

  • alter (ambitransitive) To change the form or structure of.
  • change (intransitive) To become something different.
  • change (transitive, ergative) To make something into something else.
  • edit To change a text, or a document.
  • swing (transitive) To change (a numerical result); especially to change the outcome of an election.

alter — full definition

  1. verb To change something, especially in a fairly small or specific way.
  2. verb To neuter or spay an animal.

change — full definition

  1. verb To become different, or to make something different.
  2. verb To replace one thing with another, such as clothes or a diaper.
  3. verb To switch from one train, bus, or vehicle to another during a journey.
  4. noun The act or result of becoming different.
  5. noun Coins given back after paying with a larger amount of money than the price.

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