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1. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionmodify verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   1 modify something to change something slightly, especially in order to make it more suitable for a particular purpose synonym adapt The software we use has been modified for us. Patients are taught how to modify their diet.

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   The meaning of MODIFY is to make less extreme : moderate. How to use modify in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Modify.

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   To modify is to alter in one or more particulars, generally in the direction of leniency or moderation: to modify demands, rates. To qualify is to restrict or limit by exceptions or conditions: to qualify one's praise, hopes.

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   MODIFY definition: 1. to change something such as a plan, opinion, law, or way of behaviour slightly, usually to…. Learn more.

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   To limit or reduce slightly; moderate. To modify a penalty. To make less extreme, severe, or strong. Refused to modify her stand on the issue. To limit the meaning of; qualify. To be modified.

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   What does the verb modify mean? There are 12 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb modify , seven of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   How many meanings does the verb modify have?

   • There are 12 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb modify, seven of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. How common is the verb modify? How is the verb modify pronounced? Where does the verb modify come from? modify is a borrowing from French. Etymons: French modifier.

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   What does it mean if a word modifies another word?

   • A word or group of words that modifies another word describes or classifies something, or restricts the meaning of the word. It is a rule of English that adjectives generally precede the noun they modify: we say 'a good cry', not 'a cry good'. [VERB noun] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

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   What does modify mean in a sentence?

   • modify something (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.” Definition of modify verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary.

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   What is the difference between modify and qualify?

   • To modify is to alter in one or more particulars, generally in the direction of leniency or moderation: to modify demands, rates. To qualify is to restrict or limit by exceptions or conditions: to qualify one's praise, hopes.

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   What does modifien mean?

   • To limit the meaning of; qualify. To be modified. From Middle English modifien, from 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. He turned to modify the army placement on the map.

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   Can activity verbs be modified by ponderomotive force?

   • The transverse intensity gradient generates a ponderomotive force, which modifies the plasma density profile in the transverse direction. The diffusion coefficient is modified by the effect of trapping. In such situations, activity verbs cannot be modified by again. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web.

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9. www.collinsdictionary.com › english-word › modifyMODIFY - Definition & Translations | Collins English Dictionary

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